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 Curtis (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 Curtis. 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 and hospitals 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.
Curtis is located in Utah 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 Utah County: Carbon, Duchesne, Juab, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Tooele & Wasatch.
Below are the counties that are near Curtis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Curtis:
- Utah County (The home county of Curtis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Orem
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Geneva ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Geneva is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Olmstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olmstead is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Bunker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Vineyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,570 people
- Provo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Provo is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,295 people
- Former names for Provo:
- Fort Provo
- Fort Utah
- Provo has also been known as:
- Provo City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provo <1>
- Lindon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Christmas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Christmas City is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas City
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ironton is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- American Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- American Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
- Former names for American Fork:
- Lake City
- McArthursville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <1>
- Juab County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
- Rocky Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Knightville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knightville is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
- Salt Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
- Canyon Oak Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Canyon Oak Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Oak Village
- Summerhill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Summerhill Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill Village
- Bluffdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Draper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Fort ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Fort is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Fort
- Cobblestone Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
- Albion Basin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Albion Basin is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Basin
- Albion Basin has also been known as:
- Albion Alps
- Alta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Former name for Alta:
- Central City
- Alta has also been known as:
- Alta City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <1>
- Dimple Dell Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dimple Dell Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple Dell Village
- Raintree Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Raintree Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Riverton Majestic Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
- Park City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Snyderville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tooele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Mercur ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mercur is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
- Topliff ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Topliff is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topliff
- Scranton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scranton is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Ophir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
- West Dip ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Dip is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dip
- West Dip has also been known as:
- West Mercur
- Wasatch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
- Wallsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallsburg is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Former names for Wallsburg:
- Little Warm Valley
- Round Valley
- Wallsburg Fort
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallsburg <1>
- Charleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Daniel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Heber City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heber City is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,574 people
- Heber City has also been known as:
- Heber
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber City <1>
- Independence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Interlaken
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Interlaken is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Jordanelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jordanelle is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanelle
- Cranmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
- Hailstone ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hailstone is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailstone
- Timber Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Curtis, see our County-by-County Page for Curtis.
Cemeteries Near Curtis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Curtis.
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 Curtis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Curtis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
- Lake View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ft. Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Timpanogos Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Orem City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Provo City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Provo City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Provo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77401 <2>
- Lindon City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Springville City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- American Fork Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springville Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77221 <2>
- Continue List (61 more) ...
- Lehi City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Park Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish Fork City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 Curtis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Curtis.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Provo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Provo is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,295 people
- Former names for Provo:
- Fort Provo
- Fort Utah
- Provo has also been known as:
- Provo City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provo <1>
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Springville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- American Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- American Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
- Former names for American Fork:
- Lake City
- McArthursville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <1>
- Lake Shore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Shore is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Spanish Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spanish Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,268 people
- Spanish Fork has also been known as:
- Spanish Fork City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Fork <1>
- Benjamin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Benjamin is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
- Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
- Former names for Alpine:
- Dry Creek Settlement
- Fort Wordsworth
- Mountainville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <1>
- Lehi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Payson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Payson is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,033 people
- Former names for Payson:
- Fort Peteetneet
- Pacen
- Peteetneet
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <1>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wallsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallsburg is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Former names for Wallsburg:
- Little Warm Valley
- Round Valley
- Wallsburg Fort
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallsburg <1>
- Charleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Draper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Curtis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Curtis.
Newspapers Published in Curtis ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Curtis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Curtis, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Curtis.
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 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 Curtis:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Utah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Juab County
- Salt Lake County
- Summit County
- Tooele County
- Wasatch 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 Curtis, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Curtis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |