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A visit to the William Walter Wilson Burial Site ...

Introduction ...

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

We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 William Walter Wilson Burial Site ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the William Walter Wilson Burial Site:

40.5450, -111.4933

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the William Walter Wilson Burial Site can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The William Walter Wilson Burial Site is located in Wasatch County<2>.

The county seat for Wasatch County is located in Heber City. Heber City lies just to the east southeast of the William Walter Wilson Burial Site .

Open a Google Map centered on the William Walter Wilson Burial Site.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the William Walter Wilson Burial Site.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from William Walter Wilson Burial Site, with the nearest first.

  • Mound City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Midway City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Midway City Cemetery is located in Wasatch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway City Cemetery
    • The Midway City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Midway Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77332 <5>
  • Heber City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Charleston Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Park City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Alta City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Wasatch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Heber City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109350 <5>
  • Center Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Center Creek Cemetery is located in Wasatch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Creek Cemetery
  • Snyderville Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Snyderville Pioneer Cemetery is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyderville Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Snyderville Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Snyderville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109324 <5>
  • Wallsburg Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Wallsburg Cemetery is located in Wasatch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsburg Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wallsburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Wallsburg.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77491 <5>
  • Kamas Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Francis Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Francis Cemetery is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
      • The Francis Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lower Francis Cemetery
      • Upper Francis Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77233 <5>
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Peoa Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alpine City Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Alpine City Cemetery is located in Utah County
      • 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 <5>
    • Marion Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stevens Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooper - Hughes - Vickory Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Seymour / Davis Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Rockport Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the William Walter Wilson Burial Site.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from William Walter Wilson Burial Site, with the nearest first:

  • Mound City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mound City is located in Wasatch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Interlaken
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Interlaken is located in Wasatch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
  • Midway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Heber City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <6>
  • Jordanelle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jordanelle is located in Wasatch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanelle
  • Forest City ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Forest City is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Charleston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Charleston is located in Wasatch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Daniel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Daniel is located in Wasatch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
    • Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
  • Hailstone ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hailstone is located in Wasatch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailstone
  • Cranmer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
  • Brighton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Albion Basin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Albion Basin is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Basin
    • Albion Basin has also been known as:
    • Albion Alps
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Keetley ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Keetley is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetley
    • Park City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Solitude
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Independence
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Independence is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Hideout
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hideout is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
    • Silver Fork
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Fork is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Fork
    • Alta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • 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 <6>
    • Snowbird
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Deer Creek ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Deer Creek is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Garden City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Garden City is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Mutual Dell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mutual Dell is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Dell
    • Snyderville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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 William Walter Wilson Burial Site. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wasatch County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The William Walter Wilson Burial Site.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alta
    • Alta lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the William Walter Wilson Burial Site.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alta.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
  • Brighton
  • Heber City
  • Park City

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the William Walter Wilson Burial Site:

  • Pages specific to Utah:
  • Pages specific to Wasatch County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • 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 William Walter Wilson Burial Site:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2079457  (William Walter Wilson Burial Site)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2079457 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Wasatch
      • Est. Elev: 1866 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Heber City
      • Location given for William Walter Wilson Burial Site:
      • Lat: 40.545     Lon: -111.4933333
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Wasatch, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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- William Walter Wilson Burial Site) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.