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 Country Meadows (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 Country Meadows. 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 Country Meadows ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Country Meadows: Country Mdws.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Country Meadows. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Country Meadows.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Country Meadows 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 Country Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Country Meadows:
- Weber County (The home county of Country Meadows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Meadows, with the one closest to Country Meadows listed first.
- Roy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Westlake Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Westlake Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Kanesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kanesville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesville
- West Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hooper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tri-S Village Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adamdell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adamdell is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamdell
- Greenwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Washington Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Washington Terrace is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
- Evona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evona is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Fort Buenaventura ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Buenaventura is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Buenaventura
- Box Elder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Meadows, with the one closest to Country Meadows listed first.
- South Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Willard is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Willard
- Willard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek Fort ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Fort
- Promontory Point ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Promontory Point is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promontory Point
- Perry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saline is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Brigham City Fort ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brigham City Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City Fort
- Brigham City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Mantua
(23 miles [37 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
- Box Elder Fort ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Box Elder Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder Fort
- Fort Davis ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cache County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Meadows, with the one closest to Country Meadows listed first.
- La Plata ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Plata is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
- Avon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Paradise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Meadows, with the one closest to Country Meadows listed first.
- Clint Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clint Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
- Al Vi Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Al Vi Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Vi Village
- Clinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Arsenal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arsenal is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
- West Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Kingston Fort ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kingston Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Fort
- Syracuse
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clearfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Anchorage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Anchorage is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Meadows, with the one closest to Country Meadows listed first.
- Mountain Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain Green is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
- Peterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Littleton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Morgan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Como Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Como Springs is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Springs
- Porterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Porterville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Devils Slide ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Devils Slide is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Slide
- Croydon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Croydon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Salt Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Meadows, with the one closest to Country Meadows listed first.
- Denver City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Denver City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
- Saltair ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saltair is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltair
- Jackson Park Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jackson Park Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Park Village
- Riter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Riter is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riter
- San Domingo City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- San Domingo City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Domingo City
- Buena Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Fort Salt Lake City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Salt Lake City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Salt Lake City
- Salt Lake City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Granite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Granite is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Fort Douglas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Douglas is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
- Fort Douglas has also been known as:
- Camp Kent
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Country Meadows, see our County-by-County Page for Country Meadows.
Cemeteries Near Country Meadows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Country Meadows.
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 Country Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Country Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Country Meadows, with the one closest to Country Meadows listed first.
- Roy City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clinton City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Point Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Syracuse Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clearfield City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Weber Historical Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lindquist's Washington Heights Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aultorest Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultorest Memorial Park
- The Aultorest Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Leavitt's Aultorest Memorial Park
- Mt. Ogden Memorial Park
- Mountain View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77140 <2>
- Layton Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Hill Cemetery
- The Layton Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109240 <2>
- Uintah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Uintah Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Uintah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77474 <2>
- Continue List (53 more) ...
- Lindquist's Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ogden City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Weber Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Country Meadows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Country Meadows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Country Meadows, with the one closest to Country Meadows listed first.
- Hooper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Steed
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Steed is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steed
- Riverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Syracuse
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ogden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Slaterville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slaterville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
- Uintah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
- Plain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plain City is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
- Layton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kaysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Eden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Country Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Country Meadows.
Newspapers Published in Country Meadows ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Country Meadows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Country Meadows, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Country Meadows.
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 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 Country Meadows:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Weber County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Box Elder County
- Cache County
- Davis County
- Morgan County
- Salt Lake 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 Country Meadows, 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- Country Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |