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 El Centro Estates (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 El Centro Estates. 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 El Centro Estates ...
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 El Centro Estates: El Centro Ests.
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 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.
El Centro Estates 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 El Centro Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to El Centro Estates:
- Weber County (The home county of El Centro Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from El Centro Estates, with the one closest to El Centro Estates listed first.
- Westlake Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Westlake Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Roy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kanesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kanesville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesville
- Adamdell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adamdell is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamdell
- Greenwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- South Ogden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Ogden is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,133 people
- South Ogden has also been known as:
- South Ogden City
- Washington Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evona is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Fort Buenaventura ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Buenaventura is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Buenaventura
- Tri-S Village Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Browns Fort ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Fort is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Fort
- Box Elder County
- The following are listed by their distance from El Centro Estates, with the one closest to El Centro Estates 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
(19 miles [30.6 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)
- Mantua
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Saline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saline is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Box Elder Fort ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Box Elder Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder Fort
- 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>
- 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)
- Call's Fort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Call's Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call's Fort
- Cache County
- The following are listed by their distance from El Centro Estates, with the one closest to El Centro Estates listed first.
- La Plata ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- La Plata is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Paradise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from El Centro Estates, with the one closest to El Centro Estates listed first.
- Clint Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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
- Arsenal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arsenal is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
- Clinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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
- Smith Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Kingston Fort ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Fort
- West Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Weber
(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
- Sahara Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sahara Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Village
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from El Centro Estates, with the one closest to El Centro Estates listed first.
- Mountain Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mountain Green is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
- Peterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Littleton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Morgan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Como Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Como Springs is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Springs
- Porterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Porterville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Devils Slide ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Devils Slide is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Slide
- Croydon
(28 miles [45.1 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 El Centro Estates, with the one closest to El Centro Estates 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
- San Domingo City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- San Domingo City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Domingo City
- 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
- 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
- Riter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Riter is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riter
- Salt Lake City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Douglas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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
- Granite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Granite is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Summit County
- Henefer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to El Centro Estates, see our County-by-County Page for El Centro Estates.
Cemeteries Near El Centro Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of El Centro Estates.
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 El Centro Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for El Centro Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from El Centro Estates, with the one closest to El Centro Estates listed first.
- Roy City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clinton City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lindquist's Washington Heights Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Weber Historical Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aultorest Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- West Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Point Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Syracuse Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clearfield City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Uintah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
- Lindquist's Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (56 more) ...
- Ogden City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- 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 El Centro Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of El Centro Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from El Centro Estates, with the one closest to El Centro Estates listed first.
- Riverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Steed
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Steed is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steed
- Hooper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ogden
(5 miles [8 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>
- Syracuse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Uintah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Slaterville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slaterville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harrisville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
- North Ogden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kaysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Eden
(14 miles [22.5 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 El Centro Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around El Centro Estates.
Newspapers Published in El Centro Estates ...
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 El Centro Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of El Centro Estates, 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 El Centro Estates.
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 El Centro Estates:
- 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
- Summit 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 El Centro Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- El Centro Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |