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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 Eagle Mountain (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 Eagle Mountain. 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 Eagle Mountain ...

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 Eagle Mountain: Eagle Mtn. (or less commonly used: Eagle Mntn.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Eagle Mountain. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eagle Mountain.

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 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.

Eagle Mountain 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 Eagle Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eagle Mountain:

  • Utah County     (The home county of Eagle Mountain)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Mountain, with the one closest to Eagle Mountain listed first.
    • Saratoga Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fairfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairfield is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Former name for Fairfield:
      • Dobietown
    • Cedar Fort
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Camp Floyd ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Camp Floyd is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Floyd
    • Pelican Point ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Pelican Point is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Point
    • Manning ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Manning is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Lehi
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lehi is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <1>
    • American Fork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Vineyard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Vineyard is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,570 people
    • Highland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mosida ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Mosida is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosida
    • Bunker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bunker is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
  • Juab County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Mountain, with the one closest to Eagle Mountain listed first.
    • Eureka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Knightville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Knightville is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
    • Ironton ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Ironton is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Mammoth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Mammoth is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
      • Mammoth has also been known as:
      • Robinson
    • Rocky Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Boulter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Boulter is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulter
    • Silver City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Silver City is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Diamond ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Diamond is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Salt Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Mountain, with the one closest to Eagle Mountain listed first.
    • Bluffdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Herriman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fort Herriman ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Fort Herriman is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Herriman
    • Riverton Majestic Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Riverton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lane Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
    • Lark ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lark is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
    • Draper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <1>
    • Willow Fort ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Fort is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Fort
    • Highland Boy ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Highland Boy is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Boy
    • Featherwood Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
    • South Jordan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Tooele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Mountain, with the one closest to Eagle Mountain listed first.
    • Sunshine ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Sunshine is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Mercur ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Mercur is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
    • Ophir
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Ophir is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
    • La Cigale ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • La Cigale is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cigale
      • La Cigale has also been known as:
      • Cigale
    • West Dip ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • Topliff ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Topliff is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topliff
    • Gisborn ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Gisborn is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
    • Jacob City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jacob City is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
    • Batesville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Batesville is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
    • Scranton ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Scranton is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Bauer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bauer is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • Ajax ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Ajax is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
      • Former name for Ajax:
      • Center
  • Wasatch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Mountain, with the one closest to Eagle Mountain listed first.
    • Charleston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Charleston is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Wallsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Mound City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mound City is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City

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

Cemeteries Near Eagle Mountain ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eagle Mountain.

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 Eagle Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eagle Mountain, with the one closest to Eagle Mountain 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 Eagle Mountain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eagle Mountain.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Eagle Mountain, with the one closest to Eagle Mountain listed first.

  • Fairfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfield is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Former name for Fairfield:
    • Dobietown
  • Cedar Fort
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Lehi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lehi is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <1>
  • American Fork
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Mercur ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mercur is located in Tooele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
  • Jordan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Herriman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ophir
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Ophir is located in Tooele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
  • Pleasant Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Alpine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Lakeview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Draper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bingham ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Bingham has also been known as:
      • Bingham Canyon
      • Bingham Herd House
      • Binghams Gulch
      • Jinxtown
    • Provo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Lake Shore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Shore is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore

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

Newspapers Published in Eagle Mountain ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagle Mountain.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eagle Mountain, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eagle Mountain.

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 Eagle Mountain:

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 Eagle Mountain, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eagle Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.