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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Fort Buenaventura. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fort Buenaventura to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Buenaventura, please Contact Us.

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 Fort Buenaventura (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 Fort Buenaventura. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Fort Buenaventura is historic, it would have been located within present day Weber 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 Weber County: Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich & Tooele.

Below are the counties that are near Fort Buenaventura. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Buenaventura:

  • Weber County     (The home county of Fort Buenaventura)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Buenaventura, with the one closest to Fort Buenaventura listed first.
    • Browns Fort ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Evona
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ogden Fort ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ogden
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Greenwood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
    • South Ogden
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Robinson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Century Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Century Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century Village
      • Century Village is located in Weber County
    • Mound Fort ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Farr's Fort ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hidden Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
      • Hidden Village is located in Weber County
  • Box Elder County
  • Cache County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Buenaventura, with the one closest to Fort Buenaventura listed first.
    • La Plata ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Avon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Paradise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <3>
    • Wellsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
      • Wellsville is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,069 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <3>
    • Monte Christo ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hyrum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Buenaventura, with the one closest to Fort Buenaventura listed first.
    • Kingston Fort ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Arsenal
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sunset
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Sunset is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <3>
    • Clint Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clint Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
      • Clint Village is located in Davis County
    • South Weber
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Weber have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weber
      • South Weber is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Weber <3>
    • Al Vi Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Al Vi Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Vi Village
      • Al Vi Village is located in Davis County
    • Clinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clearfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
      • Clearfield is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <3>
    • Sahara Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sahara Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Village
      • Sahara Village is located in Davis County
    • Smith Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
      • Smith Village is located in Davis County
    • Country Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
      • Country Village is located in Davis County
    • Anchorage
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Morgan County
  • Salt Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Buenaventura, with the one closest to Fort Buenaventura listed first.
    • Denver City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
      • Denver City is located in Salt Lake County
    • San Domingo City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson Park Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Park Village
      • Jackson Park Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Saltair ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saltair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltair
      • Saltair is located in Salt Lake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saltair
      • From Fort Buenaventura to Saltair
  • Summit County

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

Cemeteries Near Fort Buenaventura ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Buenaventura.

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 Fort Buenaventura covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Buenaventura, with the one closest to Fort Buenaventura 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.

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

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

  • Ogden
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Riverdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Slaterville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
    • Slaterville is located in Weber County
  • Harrisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
    • Harrisville is located in Weber County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
  • Uintah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Steed
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steed have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steed
    • Steed is located in Davis County
  • North Ogden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogden
    • North Ogden is located in Weber County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,990 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ogden <3>
  • Hooper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Plain City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Syracuse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
    • Syracuse is located in Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <3>
  • Layton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
    • Layton is located in Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,012 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Layton <3>
  • Eden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Weber County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <3>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Fort Buenaventura ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Buenaventura.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Buenaventura, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Buenaventura.

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 websites either 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 Fort Buenaventura:

The official website for Weber County: www.co.weber.ut.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Fort Buenaventura, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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>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- Fort Buenaventura) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Buenaventura. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2148, Longitude: -111.9899    









 

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