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 Cedar Hills (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 Cedar Hills. 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.
A Few Details for Cedar Hills ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Cedar Hills was established in 1974.
- It was incorporated on November 2, 1977.
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.
Cedar Hills is located in Utah 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 Utah County: Carbon, Duchesne, Juab, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Tooele & Wasatch.
Below are the counties that are near Cedar Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Hills:
- Utah County (The home county of Cedar Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hills, with the one closest to Cedar Hills listed first.
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alpine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- American Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lehi
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mutual Dell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mutual Dell is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Dell
- Lindon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Silver Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake has also been known as:
- Silver Lake Summer Home Area
- Bunker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bunker is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Aspen Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aspen Grove is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Grove
- Vineyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vineyard is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,570 people
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hills, with the one closest to Cedar Hills listed first.
- Castle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Castle is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
- North Salt Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Val Verda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Val Verda is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verda
- Salt Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hills, with the one closest to Cedar Hills listed first.
- Canyon Oak Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Canyon Oak Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Oak Village
- Summerhill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summerhill Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill Village
- Willow Fort ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Fort is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Fort
- Draper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dimple Dell Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dimple Dell Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple Dell Village
- Sunset Meadows Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bluffdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cobblestone Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
- Alta Canyon Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alta Canyon Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Canyon Village
- Canyon Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Canyon Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Village
- Emmaville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Emmaville is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Raintree Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Raintree Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hills, with the one closest to Cedar Hills listed first.
- Park City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snyderville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Summit Park is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- South Snyderville Basin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Altus ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Altus is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Gorgosa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gorgosa is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorgosa
- Silver Creek Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Snyderville Basin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Francis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Francis is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
- Kamas Fort ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kamas Fort is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas Fort
- Kamas Fort has also been known as:
- Rhoades Valley Fort
- Kamas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Sage Bottom ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Sage Bottom is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sage Bottom
- Fort Sage Bottom has also been known as:
- Woodenshoe
- Tooele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hills, with the one closest to Cedar Hills listed first.
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Mercur ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mercur is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
- Jacob City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jacob City is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Ophir
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
- Gisborn ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gisborn is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
- Lincoln
(27 miles [43.5 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
- West Dip ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Dip is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dip
- West Dip has also been known as:
- West Mercur
- Batesville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Batesville is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- La Cigale ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- La Cigale is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cigale
- La Cigale has also been known as:
- Cigale
- Topliff ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Topliff is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topliff
- Tooele
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wasatch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hills, with the one closest to Cedar Hills listed first.
- Charleston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Mound City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Interlaken
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Interlaken is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Daniel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Daniel is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
- Wallsburg
(18 miles [29 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>
- Heber City
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Independence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Jordanelle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jordanelle is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanelle
- Cranmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
- Hailstone ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hailstone is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailstone
- Keetley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Keetley is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Hills.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Hills.
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 Cedar Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Hills, with the one closest to Cedar Hills listed first.
- Alpine City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alpine City Cemetery is located in Alpine.
- The Alpine City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alpine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77132 <2>
- American Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lehi City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lindon City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Timpanogos Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orem City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Draper City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Utah Veterans Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (82 more) ...
- Lake View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Granite City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Cedar Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Hills, with the one closest to Cedar Hills listed first.
- Alpine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- American Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lehi
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Draper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Former name for Alta:
- Central City
- Alta has also been known as:
- Alta City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <1>
- Provo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Provo is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,295 people
- Former names for Provo:
- Fort Provo
- Fort Utah
- Provo has also been known as:
- Provo City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provo <1>
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Herriman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Charleston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Brighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Jordan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Hills.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Hills ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Hills, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Hills.
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 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 Cedar Hills:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Utah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davis County
- Salt Lake County
- Summit County
- Tooele County
- Wasatch County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Utah
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 Cedar Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Cedar Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |