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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 Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area (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 Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area. 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.

Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area is located in Summit 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 Summit County: Daggett, Duchesne, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Wasatch, Sweetwater (WY) & Uinta (WY).

Below are the counties that are near Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area:

  • Summit County     (The home county of Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area, with the one closest to Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area listed first.
    • Mill City ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mill City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
      • Mill City is located in Summit County
    • Black's Fork ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black's Fork
      • Black's Fork is located in Summit County
      • Black's Fork has also been known as:
      • Blacks Fork Commissary
    • Samak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samak
      • Samak is located in Summit County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samak <3>
    • Marion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Summit County
      • Former names for Marion:
      • Boulderville
      • Morell
    • Oakley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Kamas Fort ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kamas Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas Fort
      • Kamas Fort is located in Summit County
      • Kamas Fort has also been known as:
      • Rhoades Valley Fort
    • Kamas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas
      • Kamas is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,344 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamas <3>
    • Woodland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Summit County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <3>
    • Castle Rock ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Castle Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
      • Castle Rock is located in Summit County
    • Grass Creek ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grass Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
      • Grass Creek is located in Summit County
    • Francis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
      • Francis is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
    • Fort Sage Bottom ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Sage Bottom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sage Bottom
      • Fort Sage Bottom is located in Summit County
      • Fort Sage Bottom has also been known as:
      • Woodenshoe
  • Duchesne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area, with the one closest to Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area listed first.
    • Stockmore ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stockmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockmore
      • Stockmore is located in Duchesne County
    • Hanna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Uinta County (WY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area, with the one closest to Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area listed first.
    • Hilliard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilliard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
      • Hilliard is located in Uinta County (WY)
    • Piedmont ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Uinta County (WY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area, see our County-by-County Page for Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area.

Cemeteries Near Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area.

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 Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area, with the one closest to Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area 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.<6>

While we didn't find Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area, with the one closest to Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area listed first.

  • Hilliard
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilliard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
    • Hilliard is located in Uinta County (WY)
  • Aspen
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
    • Aspen is located in Uinta County (WY)
  • Kamas
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas
    • Kamas is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,344 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamas <3>
  • Woodland
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Summit County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <3>
  • Peoa
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoa
    • Peoa is located in Summit County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoa <3>
  • Castle Rock ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Castle Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
    • Castle Rock is located in Summit County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area. See our List of 1890's Communities around Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area.

Newspapers Published in Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area ...

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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.ut.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8269, Longitude: -110.8077       In this case, the coordinates for Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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