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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 Benjamin (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 Benjamin. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Benjamin is located in Utah 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 Utah County: Carbon, Duchesne, Juab, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Tooele & Wasatch.

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

  • Utah County     (The home county of Benjamin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benjamin, with the one closest to Benjamin listed first.
    • Benjamin Station
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lake Shore
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
      • Lake Shore is located in Utah County
    • Palmyra
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Mountain
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
      • West Mountain is located in Utah County
    • Spanish Fork
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Payson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Salem
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Elk Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
      • Elk Ridge is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,427 people
    • Springville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodland Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
      • Woodland Hills is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
    • Genola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
      • Genola is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
  • Juab County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benjamin, with the one closest to Benjamin listed first.
    • Rocky Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Knightville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eureka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Diamond ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diamond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
      • Diamond is located in Juab County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Diamond
      • From Benjamin to Diamond
    • Mammoth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ironton ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Ironton is located in Juab County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ironton
      • From Benjamin to Ironton
    • Fort Nephi ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Nephi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Nephi
      • Fort Nephi is located in Juab County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fort Nephi
      • From Benjamin to Fort Nephi
    • Nephi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Boulter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boulter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulter
      • Boulter is located in Juab County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boulter
      • From Benjamin to Boulter
    • Tintic ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tintic. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintic
      • Tintic is located in Juab County
      • Tintic has also been known as:
      • Ely Mills
      • McIntyre
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tintic
      • From Benjamin to Tintic
  • Salt Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benjamin, with the one closest to Benjamin listed first.
    • Bluffdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Canyon Oak Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Oak Village
      • Canyon Oak Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Draper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Summerhill Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill Village
      • Summerhill Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Willow Fort ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Fort
      • Willow Fort is located in Salt Lake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Willow Fort
      • From Benjamin to Willow Fort
  • Tooele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benjamin, with the one closest to Benjamin listed first.
    • Scranton ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scranton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Scranton is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Scranton
      • From Benjamin to Scranton
    • Topliff ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Sunshine ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Sunshine is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sunshine
      • From Benjamin to Sunshine
    • Mercur ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wasatch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benjamin, with the one closest to Benjamin listed first.
    • Wallsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Charleston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Daniel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Benjamin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Benjamin.

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 Benjamin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Benjamin, with the one closest to Benjamin 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Benjamin had a population of 54 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Benjamin ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Benjamin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Benjamin, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Benjamin.

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 Benjamin:

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

The official website for Utah County: www.co.utah.ut.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Benjamin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Benjamin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Benjamin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0982, Longitude: -111.7309    









 

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