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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Buckhorn Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Buckhorn Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Buckhorn Springs, please Contact Us.

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 Buckhorn Springs (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 Buckhorn Springs. 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 Buckhorn Springs ...

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.

Another variation: Buck Horn Springs.

  • A typical abbreviation for Buckhorn Springs: Buckhorn Spgs. (or less commonly used: Buckhorn Spngs. or Buckhorn Sprngs.)

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 northwest 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Buckhorn Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Iron 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 Iron County: Lincoln (NV), Beaver, Garfield, Kane & Washington.

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

  • Iron County     (The home county of Buckhorn Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn Springs, with the one closest to Buckhorn Springs listed first.
    • Paragonah Fort ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paragonah Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragonah Fort
      • Paragonah Fort is located in Iron County
    • Paragonah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragonah
      • Paragonah is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
      • Former names for Paragonah:
      • Paragoonah
      • Red Creek
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragonah <3>
    • Parowan Adobe Fort ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parowan Adobe Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parowan Adobe Fort
      • Parowan Adobe Fort is located in Iron County
    • Parowan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Brian Head
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Fort Johnson ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Johnson
      • Fort Johnson is located in Iron County
    • Johnson's Fort ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnson's Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson's Fort
      • Johnson's Fort is located in Iron County
      • Johnson's Fort has also been known as:
      • Johnson Springs
    • Enoch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
      • Cedar City is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,090 people
      • Former names for Cedar City:
      • Coal Creek
      • Little Muddy
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar City <3>
  • Beaver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn Springs, with the one closest to Buckhorn Springs listed first.
    • Lees Spring ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lees Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Spring
      • Lees Spring is located in Beaver County
    • Greenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Beaver County
    • Adamsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Beaver County
      • Former names for Adamsville:
      • Beaver Iron Works
      • Wales
    • Minersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
      • Minersville is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <3>
    • Beaver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,200 people
      • Beaver has also been known as:
      • Beaver City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <3>
    • Fort Cameron ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Cameron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Cameron
      • Fort Cameron is located in Beaver County
    • Bradshaw ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradshaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
      • Bradshaw is located in Beaver County
      • Bradshaw has also been known as:
      • Bradshaw City
      • Cave Mine Camp
      • Cave Mine
    • North Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
      • North Creek is located in Beaver County
    • Manderfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manderfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manderfield
      • Manderfield is located in Beaver County
    • Cook Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corner
      • Cook Corner is located in Beaver County
    • Thermo ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermo
      • Thermo is located in Beaver County
    • Milford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn Springs, with the one closest to Buckhorn Springs listed first.
    • Bear Valley Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley Junction
      • Bear Valley Junction is located in Garfield County
    • Bone Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Valley
      • Bone Valley is located in Garfield County
    • Panguitch Fort ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panguitch Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panguitch Fort
      • Panguitch Fort is located in Garfield County
    • Panguitch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Panguitch Lake Resort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Hillsdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
    • Hatch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
      • Hatch is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatch <3>
  • Piute County
    • Circleville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Buckhorn Springs ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckhorn Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buckhorn Springs, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buckhorn Springs.

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 Buckhorn Springs:

Cemeteries Near Buckhorn Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buckhorn Springs.

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

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

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

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

  • Paragonah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragonah
    • Paragonah is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
    • Former names for Paragonah:
    • Paragoonah
    • Red Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragonah <3>
  • Parowan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lees Spring ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lees Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Spring
    • Lees Spring is located in Beaver County
  • Greenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Beaver County
  • Adamsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Adamsville is located in Beaver County
    • Former names for Adamsville:
    • Beaver Iron Works
    • Wales
  • Minersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
    • Minersville is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <3>
  • Beaver
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Beaver is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,200 people
    • Beaver has also been known as:
    • Beaver City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <3>
  • Panguitch
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Circleville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar City
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
    • Cedar City is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,090 people
    • Former names for Cedar City:
    • Coal Creek
    • Little Muddy
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar City <3>

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

The official website for Iron County: www.ironnet.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Buckhorn Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buckhorn Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buckhorn Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0136, Longitude: -112.7222    
<6>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.




 

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