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

We've added Centerville Fort to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Centerville Fort, 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 Centerville Fort (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 Centerville Fort. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Centerville Fort is historic, it would have been located within present day Davis 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 Davis County: Box Elder, Morgan, Salt Lake, Tooele & Weber.

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

  • Davis County     (The home county of Centerville Fort)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerville Fort, with the one closest to Centerville Fort listed first.
    • Center Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
      • Center Village is located in Davis County
    • Centerville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Benchmark Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchmark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark Village
      • Benchmark Village is located in Davis County
    • Chase Lane Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Lane Village
      • Chase Lane Village is located in Davis County
    • Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Aegean Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aegean Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aegean Village
      • Aegean Village is located in Davis County
    • Bountiful
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
      • Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
    • West Bountiful
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bountiful have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bountiful
      • West Bountiful is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,920 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bountiful <3>
    • Oakhaven Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhaven Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Village
      • Oakhaven Village is located in Davis County
    • Woods Cross
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmington Fort ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Morgan County
  • Salt Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerville Fort, with the one closest to Centerville Fort listed first.
    • San Domingo City ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson Park Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Park Village
      • Jackson Park Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Denver City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
      • Denver City is located in Salt Lake County
    • Fort Douglas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fort Salt Lake City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Salt Lake City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Granite
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
      • Granite is located in Salt Lake County
    • University Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Foothill Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
      • Foothill Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Lincoln Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
      • Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Victory Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Village
      • Victory Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Maple City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
      • Maple City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Summit County
  • Tooele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerville Fort, with the one closest to Centerville Fort listed first.
    • Lake Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mills Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stansbury park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stansbury park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansbury park
      • Stansbury park is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stansbury park <3>
    • Erda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erda
      • Erda is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erda <3>
  • Utah County
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wasatch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerville Fort, with the one closest to Centerville Fort listed first.
    • Cranmer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cranmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
      • Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cranmer
      • From Centerville Fort to Cranmer
    • Hideout
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
      • Hideout is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
    • Keetley ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keetley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetley
      • Keetley is located in Wasatch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keetley
      • From Centerville Fort to Keetley
  • Weber County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerville Fort, with the one closest to Centerville Fort listed first.
    • Uintah Fort ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Uintah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fort Kington ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Uintah Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uintah Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Village
      • Uintah Village is located in Weber County
    • Yorkshire Meadow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Rigde Villa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Adamdell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hidden Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
      • Hidden Village is located in Weber County
    • Washington Terrace
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Terrace
      • Washington Terrace is located in Weber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
    • Greenwood Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
    • Riverdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Roy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
      • Roy is located in Weber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,559 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Centerville Fort ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centerville Fort.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centerville Fort, with the one closest to Centerville Fort 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 Centerville Fort in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Centerville Fort.

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

  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Woods Cross
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Farmington is located in Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <3>
  • Hot Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Hot Springs is located in Salt Lake County
  • Kaysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaysville
    • Kaysville is located in Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaysville <3>
  • Salt Lake City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fort Douglas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Franklin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
  • Layton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
    • Layton is located in Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,012 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Layton <3>
  • Buena Vista
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
  • Williams
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Williams is located in Salt Lake County
  • Morgan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sugar House ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Peterson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Riter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riter
      • Riter is located in Salt Lake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Riter
      • From Centerville Fort to Riter

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

Newspapers Published in Centerville Fort ...

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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerville Fort.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centerville Fort, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centerville Fort.

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 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 Centerville Fort:

The official website for Davis County: www.daviscountyutah.gov/

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 Centerville Fort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Centerville Fort) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Centerville Fort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9162, Longitude: -111.8757    









 

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