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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Avalon Estates (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 Avalon Estates. 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.

Name Variations for Avalon Estates ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Avalon Estates: Avalon Ests.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Avalon Estates is located in Salt Lake County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Salt Lake County: Davis, Morgan, Summit, Tooele, Utah & Wasatch.

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

  • Salt Lake County     (The home county of Avalon Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avalon Estates, with the one closest to Avalon Estates listed first.
    • Bluffdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Riverton Majestic Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Riverton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lane Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
    • Draper
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <1>
    • Willow Fort ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Fort is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Fort
    • Herriman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Featherwood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
    • South Jordan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Transwest Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Transwest Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transwest Village
    • Fort Herriman ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Herriman is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Herriman
    • Canyon Oak Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Canyon Oak Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Oak Village
    • Cobblestone Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avalon Estates, with the one closest to Avalon Estates listed first.
    • North Salt Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Castle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Castle is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
    • Val Verda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Val Verda is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verda
    • Bountiful
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bountiful is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
      • Former names for Bountiful:
      • Calls Settlement
      • North Canyon Settlement
      • North Canyon Ward
      • North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
      • Sessions Settlement
      • Stoker
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <1>
    • Cottonwood Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
    • Oakhaven Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Oakhaven Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Village
    • Woods Cross
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bountiful Fort is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful Fort
    • West Bountiful
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Centerville is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
      • Former names for Centerville:
      • Cherry Settlement
      • Deuel Creek
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <1>
    • Center Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Center Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Centerville Fort ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Centerville Fort is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Fort
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avalon Estates, with the one closest to Avalon Estates listed first.
    • Altus ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Altus is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Park City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Snyderville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit Park is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
    • South Snyderville Basin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gorgosa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gorgosa is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorgosa
    • North Snyderville Basin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Creek Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tooele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avalon Estates, with the one closest to Avalon Estates listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Former names for Lincoln:
      • Lake View
      • Pine Canyon
    • Mercur ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Mercur is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
    • Ophir
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Ophir is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
    • Gisborn ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Gisborn is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
    • Jacob City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jacob City is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
    • Tooele
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Sunshine ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunshine is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Erda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • La Cigale ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • La Cigale is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cigale
      • La Cigale has also been known as:
      • Cigale
    • West Dip ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Dip is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dip
      • West Dip has also been known as:
      • West Mercur
    • Lake Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Point is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
    • Batesville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Batesville is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
    • Bauer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bauer is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avalon Estates, with the one closest to Avalon Estates listed first.
    • Lehi
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lehi is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <1>
    • Alpine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Alpine is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
      • Former names for Alpine:
      • Dry Creek Settlement
      • Fort Wordsworth
      • Mountainville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <1>
    • Highland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Saratoga Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • American Fork
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • American Fork is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
      • Former names for American Fork:
      • Lake City
      • McArthursville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <1>
    • Cedar Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle Mountain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Fort
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Deer Creek ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Deer Creek is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Mutual Dell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Mutual Dell is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Dell
    • Pelican Point ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Pelican Point is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Point
    • Lindon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wasatch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avalon Estates, with the one closest to Avalon Estates listed first.
    • Mound City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Mound City is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Interlaken
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Interlaken is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
    • Midway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Charleston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Charleston is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Daniel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Daniel is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
    • Heber City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Heber City is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,574 people
      • Heber City has also been known as:
      • Heber
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber City <1>
    • Cranmer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
    • Jordanelle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jordanelle is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanelle
    • Wallsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Wallsburg is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
      • Former names for Wallsburg:
      • Little Warm Valley
      • Round Valley
      • Wallsburg Fort
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallsburg <1>
    • Hailstone ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Hailstone is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailstone
    • Independence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Independence is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Keetley ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Keetley is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetley
    • Hideout
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Hideout is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people

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

Cemeteries Near Avalon Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avalon Estates.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Avalon Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avalon Estates, with the one closest to Avalon Estates 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.<3>

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

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

  • Jordan
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Draper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <1>
  • Herriman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lehi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lehi is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <1>
  • Sandy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <1>
  • Alpine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Alpine is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
    • Former names for Alpine:
    • Dry Creek Settlement
    • Fort Wordsworth
    • Mountainville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <1>
  • West Jordan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • American Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • American Fork is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
    • Former names for American Fork:
    • Lake City
    • McArthursville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <1>
  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Taylorsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bingham ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Bingham has also been known as:
    • Bingham Canyon
    • Bingham Herd House
    • Binghams Gulch
    • Jinxtown
  • Cedar Fort
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pleasant Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottonwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Murray
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
      • Murray has also been known as:
      • Murray City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Avalon Estates ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avalon Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avalon Estates, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Avalon Estates.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Avalon Estates:

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 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.
<3>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 Avalon Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Avalon Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.