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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 Cobble Creek Park (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 Cobble Creek Park. 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.

Name Variations for Cobble Creek Park ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cobble Creek Park: Cobble Crk. Park (or less commonly used: Cobble Ck. Park or Cobble Cr. Park)

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.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Cobble Creek Park is located in Weber 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 Weber County: Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich & Tooele.

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

  • Weber County     (The home county of Cobble Creek Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cobble Creek Park, with the one closest to Cobble Creek Park listed first.
    • Willow Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Willow Creek is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Liberty
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Wolf Creek Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolf Creek Village is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Village
    • North Ogden Fort ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Ogden Fort is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogden Fort
    • North Ogden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eden Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Eden Village is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Village
    • Eden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant View
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant View is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
    • Harrisville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrisville is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
    • Ron Clare Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ron Clare Village is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ron Clare Village
    • Idlewild Townsite
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Idlewild Townsite is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild Townsite
    • Bingham's Fort ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bingham's Fort is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham's Fort
    • Farr West
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Box Elder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cobble Creek Park, with the one closest to Cobble Creek Park listed first.
    • South Willard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • South Willard is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Willard
    • Willard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Willow Creek Fort ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Willow Creek Fort is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Fort
    • Mantua
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Mantua is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
      • Former names for Mantua:
      • Copenhagen
      • Flaxville
      • Geneva
      • Little Valley
    • Perry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Perry is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Brigham City Fort ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brigham City Fort is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City Fort
    • Brigham City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
      • Former names for Brigham City:
      • Box Elder
      • Youngsville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <1>
    • Box Elder Fort ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Box Elder Fort is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder Fort
    • Fort Davis ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Davis is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Davis
      • Fort Davis has also been known as:
      • Davis Fort
    • Corinne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Call's Fort
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Call's Fort is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call's Fort
    • Bear River City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear River City is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
      • Bear River City has also been known as:
      • Bear River
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear River City <1>
    • Bear River Fort ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear River Fort is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River Fort
  • Cache County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cobble Creek Park, with the one closest to Cobble Creek Park listed first.
    • Avon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Avon is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • La Plata ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • La Plata is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
    • Paradise
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wellsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hyrum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Monte Christo ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Monte Christo is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Christo
    • Nibley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Nibley is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,168 people
    • Millville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Providence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Mendon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • River Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • River Heights is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
    • Logan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Logan is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,680 people
      • Former name for Logan:
      • Fort Logan
      • Logan has also been known as:
      • Logan City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
    • Greenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Greenville is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cobble Creek Park, with the one closest to Cobble Creek Park listed first.
    • Kingston Fort ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Kingston Fort is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Fort
    • South Weber
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Clint Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clint Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
    • Arsenal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Arsenal is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
    • Al Vi Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Al Vi Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Vi Village
    • Clinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sahara Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sahara Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Village
    • Smith Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Smith Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
    • Country Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Country Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
    • Clearfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Anchorage
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Anchorage is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • West Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cobble Creek Park, with the one closest to Cobble Creek Park listed first.
    • Mountain Green
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Mountain Green is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
    • Peterson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Peterson is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
    • Enterprise
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Enterprise is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Milton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Milton is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Littleton ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Littleton is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Morgan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Como Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Como Springs is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Springs
    • Devils Slide ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Devils Slide is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Slide
    • Richville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Richville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
    • Croydon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Croydon is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
    • Porterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Porterville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville

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

Cemeteries Near Cobble Creek Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cobble Creek Park.

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 Cobble Creek Park - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cobble Creek Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cobble Creek Park, with the one closest to Cobble Creek Park 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.<3>

While we didn't find Cobble Creek Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cobble Creek Park.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cobble Creek Park, with the one closest to Cobble Creek Park listed first.

  • North Ogden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrisville is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
  • Willard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Plain City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Plain City is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
  • Slaterville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Slaterville is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
  • Ogden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ogden is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,387 people
    • Former names for Ogden:
    • Brownsville
    • Fort Buenaventura
    • Ogden has also been known as:
    • Ogden City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <1>
  • Huntsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntsville is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
    • Former names for Huntsville:
    • Hawkins Grove
    • Huntsville Fort
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <1>
  • Brigham City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
    • Former names for Brigham City:
    • Box Elder
    • Youngsville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <1>
  • Riverdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Paradise
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Uintah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Corinne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wellsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hooper
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Cobble Creek Park ...

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 Cobble Creek Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cobble Creek Park, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cobble Creek Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cobble Creek Park:

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 Cobble Creek Park, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cobble Creek Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.