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

We've added Fort Nephi to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Nephi, 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 Nephi (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 Nephi. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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 Nephi is historic, it would have been located within present day Juab 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 Juab County: White Pine (NV), Millard, Sanpete, Tooele & Utah.

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

  • Juab County     (The home county of Fort Nephi)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Nephi, with the one closest to Fort Nephi listed first.
    • Nephi
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Mona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Levan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levan
      • Levan is located in Juab County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levan <2>
    • Juab ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Juab. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juab
      • Juab is located in Juab County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Juab
      • From Fort Nephi to Juab
    • Rocky Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Diamond ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diamond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
      • Diamond is located in Juab County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Diamond
      • From Fort Nephi to Diamond
    • Mills ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
      • Mills is located in Juab County
      • Former names for Mills:
      • Suckertown
      • Wellingtno
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mills
      • From Fort Nephi to Mills
    • Tintic ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tintic. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintic
      • Tintic is located in Juab County
      • Tintic has also been known as:
      • Ely Mills
      • McIntyre
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tintic
      • From Fort Nephi to Tintic
    • Jericho Junction ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jericho ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Knightville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mammoth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Millard County
    • Leamington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leamington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamington
      • Leamington is located in Millard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leamington <2>
  • Sanpete County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Nephi, with the one closest to Fort Nephi listed first.
    • Fountain Green
      (11 miles [17.7 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 <2>
    • Freedom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freedom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
      • Freedom is located in Sanpete County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Freedom
      • From Fort Nephi to Freedom
    • Moroni Fort ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Moroni
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Wales
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Sanpete County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,381 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
    • Chester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <2>
    • Mount Pleasant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring City Fort ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Manasseh ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manasseh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manasseh
      • Manasseh is located in Sanpete County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Manasseh
      • From Fort Nephi to Manasseh
    • Ephraim
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaver Dams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Tooele County
    • Scranton ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Scranton is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Scranton
      • From Fort Nephi to Scranton
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Nephi, with the one closest to Fort Nephi listed first.
    • Goshen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Elberta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • 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.<4>
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goshen
      • From Fort Nephi to Goshen
    • Santaquin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Genola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Spring Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Dividend ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dividend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividend
      • Dividend is located in Utah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dividend
      • From Fort Nephi to Dividend
    • Birdseye
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Homansville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Payson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Woodland Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
      • Woodland Hills is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
    • West Mountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • 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

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

Cemeteries Near Fort Nephi ...

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

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

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

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

  • Nephi
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Levan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levan
    • Levan is located in Juab County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levan <2>
  • Fountain Green
    (11 miles [17.7 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 <2>
  • Goshen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mills ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
    • Mills is located in Juab County
    • Former names for Mills:
    • Suckertown
    • Wellingtno
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mills
    • From Fort Nephi to Mills
  • Wales
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Moroni
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Santaquin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hill Top
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Top have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
    • Hill Top is located in Sanpete County
  • Indianola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
    • Indianola is located in Sanpete County
  • Chester
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Sanpete County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fairview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Sanpete County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,381 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
    • Mammoth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Fort Nephi ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Nephi.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Nephi, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Nephi.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fort Nephi:

The official website for Juab County: www.co.juab.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 Nephi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Fort Nephi) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Nephi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7100, Longitude: -111.8380    









 

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