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A visit to the Ophir Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ophir Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ophir Cemetery (FG ID #109329)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Ophir Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ophir Cemetery

Lat:   40.3573°   (40° 21' 26")

Lon:   -112.2906°   (-112° 17' 26")

The cemetery is located in Tooele County<3>.

As an estimate, the Ophir Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northwest of Stockton.

The county seat for Tooele County is located in Tooele. Tooele lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north of the Ophir Cemetery .

Name Variations for Ophir Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Ophir Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Ophir New Cemetery

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.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Ophir Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ophir Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Ophir Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ophir Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Batesville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • La Cigale ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Cigale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cigale
    • La Cigale is located in Tooele County
    • La Cigale has also been known as:
    • Cigale
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to La Cigale
    • From the Ophir Cemetery to La Cigale
  • Ophir
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacob City ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gisborn ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gisborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
    • Gisborn is located in Tooele County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gisborn
    • From the Ophir Cemetery to Gisborn
  • West Dip ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Dip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dip
    • West Dip is located in Tooele County
    • West Dip has also been known as:
    • West Mercur
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to West Dip
    • From the Ophir Cemetery to West Dip
  • Mercur ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunshine ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Sunshine is located in Tooele County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sunshine
    • From the Ophir Cemetery to Sunshine
  • Manning ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Manning is located in Utah County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Manning
    • From the Ophir Cemetery to Manning
  • Stockton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Slagtown ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slagtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagtown
    • Slagtown is located in Tooele County
    • Former name for Slagtown:
    • Martinville
    • Slagtown has also been known as:
    • Rush Lake
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Slagtown
    • From the Ophir Cemetery to Slagtown
  • Bauer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rush Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Valley
      • Rush Valley is located in Tooele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Valley <7>
    • Ajax ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clover
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Fort
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tooele
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Camp Floyd ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Boy ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Faust ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Faust. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust
      • Faust is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Faust
      • From the Ophir Cemetery to Faust

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Ophir Cemetery. The following communities are located in Tooele County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ophir Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Mercur - Historic
  • Stockton
  • Tooele

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Ophir Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Ophir Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2128055  (Ophir New Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2128055 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ophir
    • County: Tooele         Elev: 1801
    • Location given for GNIS #2128055 (Ophir New Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #109329

The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ophir Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3573, Longitude: -112.2906    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Tooele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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