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 College Ward (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 College Ward. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
College Ward is located in Cache 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 Cache County: Franklin (ID), Oneida (ID), Box Elder, Rich & Weber.
Below are the counties that are near College Ward. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to College Ward:
- Cache County (The home county of College Ward)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Ward, with the one closest to College Ward listed first.
- Nibley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nibley is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,168 people
- Millville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hyrum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- River Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- River Heights is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
- Wellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mendon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- North Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Benson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Petersboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Petersboro is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersboro
- Box Elder County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Ward, with the one closest to College Ward listed first.
- Call's Fort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Call's Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call's Fort
- Crystal Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Honeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Madsen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Madsen is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madsen
- Deweyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Deweyville is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Former names for Deweyville:
- Dewey Spring
- Dewey
- Empey's Spring
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <1>
- Beaverdam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdam is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Collinston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Collinston is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
- Mantua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- 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
- Fort Davis ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Box Elder Fort ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Box Elder Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder Fort
- Bear River City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bear River Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River Fort
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Rich County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Ward, with the one closest to College Ward listed first.
- Meadowville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Rich County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Round Valley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Round Valley is located in Rich County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
- Garden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garden is located in Rich County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Laketown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pickelville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pickelville is located in Rich County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickelville
- Weber County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Ward, with the one closest to College Ward listed first.
- Willow Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Creek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Wolf Creek Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Village
- North Ogden Fort ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Ogden Fort is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogden Fort
- North Ogden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
- Eden Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Village
- Eden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Farr West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harrisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harrisville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
- Plain City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Plain City is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
- Ron Clare Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ron Clare Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ron Clare Village
- Bingham's Fort ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bingham's Fort is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham's Fort
- Franklin County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Ward, with the one closest to College Ward listed first.
- Utida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Utida is located in Franklin County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Weston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cherryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cherryville is located in Franklin County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Whitney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whitney is located in Franklin County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Preston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oneida County (ID)
- Woodruff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodruff is located in Oneida County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to College Ward, see our County-by-County Page for College Ward.
Cemeteries Near College Ward ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of College Ward.
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 College Ward - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for College Ward covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from College Ward, with the one closest to College Ward listed first.
- Wellsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hyrum City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millville City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Providence City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Sterling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mendon City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Logan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- The Logan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Logan City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77314 <2>
- Paradise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Logan Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hyde Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poulsen Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Honeyville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (54 more) ...
- Call's Fort Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call's Fort Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Call's Fort Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Brigham City.
- The Call's Fort Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harper Ward Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109211 <2>
- Avon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Avon Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Avon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109219 <2>
- Smithfield City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find College Ward in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of College Ward.
These communities are listed based on their distance from College Ward, with the one closest to College Ward listed first.
- Hyrum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Logan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Mendon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Benson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Hyde Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Honeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Deweyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Deweyville is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Former names for Deweyville:
- Dewey Spring
- Dewey
- Empey's Spring
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <1>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cache Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cache Junction is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
- Collinston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Collinston is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
- Bear River City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around College Ward. See our List of 1890's Communities around College Ward.
Newspapers Published in College Ward ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around College Ward.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of College Ward, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for College Ward.
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 helpful 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 College Ward:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Cache County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Box Elder County
- Rich County
- Weber County
- Franklin County
- Oneida 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> | 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- College Ward) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 College Ward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |