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 Chester (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 Chester. 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.
Chester is located in Sanpete 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 Sanpete County: Carbon, Emery, Juab, Millard, Sevier & Utah.
Below are the counties that are near Chester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chester:
- Sanpete County (The home county of Chester)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chester, with the one closest to Chester listed first.
- Spring City Fort ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring City Fort is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City Fort
- Spring City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moroni Fort ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moroni Fort is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moroni Fort
- Moroni
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wales
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,580 people
- Former names for Mount Pleasant:
- Fort Hambleton
- Hambleton
- Hambletowns Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <1>
- Ephraim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ephraim is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
- Former names for Ephraim:
- Cottonwood
- Fort Ephraim
- Pine Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephraim <1>
- Manasseh ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manasseh is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manasseh
- Fountain Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Manti ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Manti is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Manti
- Former names for Fort Manti:
- Little Stone Fort
- Manti Log Fort
- Manti
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Manti is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manti
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- Former name for Manti:
- Copenhagen
- Manti has also been known as:
- Manti City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manti <1>
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chester, with the one closest to Chester listed first.
- Clear Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Winter Quarters ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winter Quarters is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Quarters
- Scofield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scofield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Hiawatha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hiawatha is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
- Wattis ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wattis is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattis
- Consumers ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Consumers is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consumers
- National ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- National is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
- Emery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chester, with the one closest to Chester listed first.
- Connellsville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Connellsville is located in Emery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
- Mohrland ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mohrland is located in Emery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrland
- Juab County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chester, with the one closest to Chester listed first.
- Levan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Juab ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Juab is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juab
- Fort Nephi ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Nephi is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Nephi
- Nephi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nephi is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nephi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
- Former name for Nephi:
- Little Chicago
- Nephi has also been known as:
- Nephi City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nephi <1>
- Mills ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mills is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Former names for Mills:
- Suckertown
- Wellingtno
- Mona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Utah County
- Birdseye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Birdseye is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Former names for Birdseye:
- Clinton
- Summit Basin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chester, see our County-by-County Page for Chester.
Cemeteries Near Chester ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chester.
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 Chester - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chester, with the one closest to Chester listed first.
- Chester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spring City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring City Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moroni City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wales Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Wales.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77490 <2>
- Ephraim Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Freedom Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ephraim Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Green Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- James Yorgason Pioneer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview City Cemetery
- The Fairview City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview City Upper Cemetery
- Fairview Upper Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
- The Fairview Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview City Lower Cemetery
- Fairview City Cemetery
- Fairview Lower Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288502 <2>
- Manti Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Levan Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Chester had a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chester, with the one closest to Chester listed first.
- Moroni
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wales
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,580 people
- Former names for Mount Pleasant:
- Fort Hambleton
- Hambleton
- Hambletowns Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <1>
- Ephraim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ephraim is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
- Former names for Ephraim:
- Cottonwood
- Fort Ephraim
- Pine Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephraim <1>
- Fountain Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manti
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Manti is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manti
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- Former name for Manti:
- Copenhagen
- Manti has also been known as:
- Manti City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manti <1>
- Levan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hill Top
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hill Top is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Sterling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Former names for Sterling:
- Buncetown
- Bunceville
- Leesburg
- Pettytown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <1>
- Nephi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nephi is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nephi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
- Former name for Nephi:
- Little Chicago
- Nephi has also been known as:
- Nephi City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nephi <1>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Indianola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Indianola is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
- Fayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mills ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mills is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Former names for Mills:
- Suckertown
- Wellingtno
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chester. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chester.
Newspapers Published in Chester ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chester.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chester, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chester.
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 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 Chester:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Sanpete County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Emery County
- Juab County
- Utah 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 Chester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |