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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 Elk Ridge (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 Elk Ridge. 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 Elk Ridge ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Elk Ridge: Elk Rdg. (or less commonly used: Elk Rdge. or Elk Ridg.)

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

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.

A Few Details for Elk Ridge ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • Elk Ridge was founded in 1971.
  • It was incorporated on December 22, 1976.

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 and hospitals 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.

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

  • Utah County     (The home county of Elk Ridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Ridge, with the one closest to Elk Ridge listed first.
    • Woodland Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Woodland Hills is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
    • Salem
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Payson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Spring Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Spring Lake is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Covered Bridge Canyon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Benjamin Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Benjamin Station is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Station
    • Benjamin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Benjamin is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
    • West Mountain
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Mountain is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
    • Santaquin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Spanish Fork
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Lake Shore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Lake Shore is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Birdseye
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Birdseye is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
      • Former names for Birdseye:
      • Clinton
      • Summit Basin
    • Genola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Genola is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
  • Juab County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Ridge, with the one closest to Elk Ridge listed first.
    • Rocky Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Ridge is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Mona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nephi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Nephi is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nephi
      • 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>
    • Fort Nephi ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Fort Nephi is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Nephi
    • Knightville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Knightville is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
    • Eureka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Diamond ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Diamond is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Mammoth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Mammoth is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
      • Mammoth has also been known as:
      • Robinson
    • Ironton ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Ironton is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Silver City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Tintic ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tintic is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintic
      • Tintic has also been known as:
      • Ely Mills
      • McIntyre
    • Boulter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Boulter is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulter
  • Sanpete County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Ridge, with the one closest to Elk Ridge listed first.
    • Fountain Green
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Fairview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tooele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Ridge, with the one closest to Elk Ridge listed first.
    • Scranton ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Scranton is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Topliff ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Topliff is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topliff
  • Wasatch County
    • Wallsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 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>

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

Cemeteries Near Elk Ridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elk Ridge.

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 Elk Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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

  • Salem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Payson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Santaquin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Benjamin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Benjamin is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
  • Spanish Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Lake Shore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lake Shore is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
  • Thistle ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Thistle is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
  • Springville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Goshen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Provo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Mona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Indianola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Indianola is located in Sanpete County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lakeview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Mill Fork ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Mill Fork is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Fork
    • Nephi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Nephi is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nephi
      • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Elk Ridge ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elk Ridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elk Ridge, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elk Ridge.

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 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 Elk Ridge:

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 Elk Ridge, 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 from Point A (ie- Elk Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.