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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 Bear River City (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 Bear River City. 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 Bear River City ...

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 have occurred.

Bear River City has also been known as: Bear River.

  • A typical abbreviation for Bear River City: Bear Riv. City

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Bear River City is located in Box Elder 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 Box Elder County: Cassia (ID), Oneida (ID), Elko (NV), Cache, Tooele & Weber.

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

  • Box Elder County     (The home county of Bear River City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bear River City, with the one closest to Bear River City listed first.
    • Bear River Fort ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear River Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River Fort
      • Bear River Fort is located in Box Elder County
    • Fort Bear River ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Bear River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bear River
      • Fort Bear River is located in Box Elder County
    • Bradford
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Box Elder County
    • Honeyville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Evans
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Box Elder County
    • Call's Fort
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call's Fort
      • Call's Fort is located in Box Elder County
    • Crystal Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
      • Crystal Springs is located in Box Elder County
    • Madsen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madsen
      • Madsen is located in Box Elder County
    • Cropley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cropley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
      • Cropley is located in Box Elder County
    • Corinne
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Elwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Elwood is located in Box Elder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
    • Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
      • Crossroads is located in Box Elder County
    • Deweyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
      • Deweyville is located in Box Elder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
      • Former names for Deweyville:
      • Dewey Spring
      • Dewey
      • Empey's Spring
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <2>
  • Cache County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bear River City, with the one closest to Bear River City listed first.
    • Wellsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
      • Wellsville is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,069 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <2>
    • Mendon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Ballard Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Junction
      • Ballard Junction is located in Cache County
    • Hyrum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Nibley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nibley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibley
      • Nibley is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,168 people
    • Paradise
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <2>
    • Benson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Cache County
    • Millville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millville <2>
    • Cache Junction ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
      • Cache Junction is located in Cache County
    • Cache
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
      • Cache is located in Cache County
    • Avon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Cache County
    • Providence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Logan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,680 people
      • Former name for Logan:
      • Fort Logan
      • Logan has also been known as:
      • Logan City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <2>
  • Weber County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bear River City, with the one closest to Bear River City listed first.
    • Pleasant View
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Pleasant View is located in Weber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
    • Farr West
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farr West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr West
      • Farr West is located in Weber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farr West <2>
    • Plain City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
      • Plain City is located in Weber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
    • Warren
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Weber County
    • North Ogden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogden
      • North Ogden is located in Weber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,990 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ogden <2>
    • Willow Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
      • Willow Creek is located in Weber County
    • Harrisville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
      • Harrisville is located in Weber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
    • North Ogden Fort ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Ogden Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogden Fort
      • North Ogden Fort is located in Weber County
    • Pioneer Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Pioneer Village is located in Weber County
    • Liberty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Weber County
    • Marriott - Slaterville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marriott - Slaterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marriott - Slaterville
      • Marriott - Slaterville is located in Weber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
    • Bingham's Fort ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bingham's Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham's Fort
      • Bingham's Fort is located in Weber County
    • Lynn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
      • Lynn is located in Weber County
      • Former names for Lynn:
      • Bingham Fort
      • Five Points
      • Fort Bingham
      • Lynne
  • Franklin County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bear River City, with the one closest to Bear River City listed first.
    • Utida
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
      • Utida is located in Franklin County (ID)
    • Weston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Oneida County (ID)
    • Woodruff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
      • Woodruff is located in Oneida County (ID)

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

Newspapers Published in Bear River City ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bear River City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bear River City, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bear River City.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Bear River City:

Cemeteries Near Bear River City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bear River City.

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 Bear River City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bear River City, with the one closest to Bear River City 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bear River City had a population of 321 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Bear River City had a population of 896 people.

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

  • Honeyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Corinne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Deweyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
    • Deweyville is located in Box Elder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Former names for Deweyville:
    • Dewey Spring
    • Dewey
    • Empey's Spring
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <2>
  • Brigham City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
    • Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
    • Former names for Brigham City:
    • Box Elder
    • Youngsville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <2>
  • Wellsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Wellsville is located in Cache County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,069 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <2>
  • Mendon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Collinston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
    • Collinston is located in Box Elder County
  • Connor ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
    • Connor is located in Box Elder County
    • Former names for Connor:
    • Balfour
    • Hansen
  • Hyrum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Willard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Paradise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Paradise is located in Cache County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <2>
  • Benson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Benson is located in Cache County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Millville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millville <2>
    • Cache Junction ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
      • Cache Junction is located in Cache County
    • Providence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>

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

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

The official website for Box Elder County: www.boxeldercounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bear River City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bear River City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6165, Longitude: -112.1242    
<5>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.
<6>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 Bear River City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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