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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Amalga (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Amalga. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Amalga is located in Cache County.

To see how the shape of Utah's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cache County: Franklin (ID), Oneida (ID), Box Elder, Rich & Weber.

Below are the counties that are near Amalga. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amalga:

  • Cache County     (The home county of Amalga)
  • Box Elder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amalga, with the one closest to Amalga listed first.
    • Beaverdam
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wheelon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheelon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelon
      • Wheelon is located in Box Elder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wheelon
      • From Amalga to Wheelon
    • Collinston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fielding
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fielding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
      • Fielding is located in Box Elder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fielding <1>
    • Plymouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Riverside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Deweyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Garland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
      • Crossroads is located in Box Elder County
    • Crystal Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
      • Crystal Springs is located in Box Elder County
    • Madsen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Malad ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Malad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Malad
      • Fort Malad is located in Box Elder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fort Malad
      • From Amalga to Fort Malad
  • Rich County
  • Bear Lake County (ID)
  • Franklin County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amalga, with the one closest to Amalga listed first.
    • Utida
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
      • Utida is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Utida
      • From Amalga to Utida
    • Franklin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
    • Weston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <1>
    • Whitney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cherryville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Preston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <1>
    • Dayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
    • Clifton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Oxford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Oneida County (ID)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amalga, see our County-by-County Page for Amalga.

Cemeteries Near Amalga ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amalga.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amalga covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amalga, with the one closest to Amalga listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Amalga in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Amalga.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Amalga, with the one closest to Amalga listed first.

  • Smithfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Trenton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Newton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Cache County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <1>
  • Cache Junction ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Benson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hyde Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Richmond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Cache County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <1>
  • Logan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Cove is located in Cache County
  • Lewiston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Clarkston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston
    • Clarkston is located in Cache County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkston <1>
  • Mendon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
    • Mendon is located in Cache County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendon <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Collinston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Anderson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Franklin County (ID)
    • Providence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,051 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Providence <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amalga. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amalga.

Newspapers Published in Amalga ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amalga.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amalga, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amalga.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Amalga:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amalga. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Amalga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Amalga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amalga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8558, Longitude: -111.8947    









 

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