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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 Elberta (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 Elberta. 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 Elberta ...

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 have occurred.

Elberta has also been known as: Mount Nebo.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Elberta is located in Utah County.

To see how the shape of Utah's counties 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 Elberta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elberta:

  • Utah County     (The home county of Elberta)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
    • Goshen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goshen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Utah County
      • Former names for Goshen:
      • Lower Goshen
      • Mechanicsville
      • Sandtown
      • Sodom
      • Goshen has also been known as:
      • Old Goshen
    • Dividend ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dividend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividend
      • Dividend is located in Utah County
    • Genola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
      • Genola is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
    • Homansville ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homansville
      • Homansville is located in Utah County
    • Santaquin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Spring Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Utah County
    • Mosida ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosida
      • Mosida is located in Utah County
    • West Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
      • West Mountain is located in Utah County
    • Payson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
      • Payson is located in Utah County
      • 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>
    • Elk Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
      • Elk Ridge is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,427 people
    • Benjamin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
      • Benjamin is located in Utah County
  • Juab County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
    • Rocky Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
      • Rocky Ridge is located in Juab County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Knightville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
      • Knightville is located in Juab County
    • Eureka
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Diamond ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
      • Diamond is located in Juab County
    • Mammoth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
      • Mammoth is located in Juab County
      • Mammoth has also been known as:
      • Robinson
    • Ironton ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Ironton is located in Juab County
    • Silver City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Juab County
    • Mona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tintic ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tintic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintic
      • Tintic is located in Juab County
      • Tintic has also been known as:
      • Ely Mills
      • McIntyre
    • Boulter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boulter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulter
      • Boulter is located in Juab County
    • Fort Nephi ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Nephi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Nephi
      • Fort Nephi is located in Juab County
    • Nephi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nephi
      • Nephi is located in Juab County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
      • Former name for Nephi:
      • Little Chicago
      • Nephi has also been known as:
      • Nephi City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nephi <1>
  • Sanpete County
    • Fountain Green
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
      • Fountain Green is located in Sanpete County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Green <1>
  • Tooele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
    • Scranton ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scranton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Scranton is located in Tooele County
    • Topliff ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topliff
      • Topliff is located in Tooele County
    • Lofgreen ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lofgreen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofgreen
      • Lofgreen is located in Tooele County
      • Lofgreen has also been known as:
      • Lofgreen Siding
    • Benmore ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benmore
      • Benmore is located in Tooele County
    • Sunshine ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Sunshine is located in Tooele County
    • Vernon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Faust ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faust have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust
      • Faust is located in Tooele County
    • Mercur ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
      • Mercur is located in Tooele County
    • West Dip ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dip have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dip
      • West Dip is located in Tooele County
      • West Dip has also been known as:
      • West Mercur
    • Ajax ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
      • Ajax is located in Tooele County
      • Former name for Ajax:
      • Center
    • La Cigale ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Cigale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cigale
      • La Cigale is located in Tooele County
      • La Cigale has also been known as:
      • Cigale

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

Newspapers Published in Elberta ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elberta.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elberta, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elberta.

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 Elberta:

Cemeteries Near Elberta ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elberta.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta 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.<6>

While we didn't find Elberta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elberta.

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

  • Goshen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Eureka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mammoth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
    • Mammoth is located in Juab County
    • Mammoth has also been known as:
    • Robinson
  • Santaquin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Silver City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Juab County
  • Ironton ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Ironton is located in Juab County
  • Mammoth Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mammoth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Junction
    • Mammoth Junction is located in Juab County
  • Mona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Payson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
    • Payson is located in Utah County
    • 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>
  • Benjamin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
    • Benjamin is located in Utah County
  • Salem
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Shore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Lake Shore is located in Utah County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Nephi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nephi
      • Nephi is located in Juab County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
      • Former name for Nephi:
      • Little Chicago
      • Nephi has also been known as:
      • Nephi City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nephi <1>
    • Spanish Fork
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fork
      • Spanish Fork is located in Utah County
      • 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>
    • Fairfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Former name for Fairfield:
      • Dobietown

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elberta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Utah County: www.co.utah.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elberta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elberta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9587, Longitude: -111.9564    
<5>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.
<6>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 Elberta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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