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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 Francis (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 Francis. 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.

Francis is located in Summit 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 Summit County: Daggett, Duchesne, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Wasatch, Sweetwater (WY) & Uinta (WY).

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

  • Summit County     (The home county of Francis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francis, with the one closest to Francis listed first.
    • Kamas Fort ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Kamas Fort is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas Fort
      • Kamas Fort has also been known as:
      • Rhoades Valley Fort
    • Kamas
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Samak
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Woodland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Marion is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Oakley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fort Sage Bottom ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Sage Bottom is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sage Bottom
      • Fort Sage Bottom has also been known as:
      • Woodenshoe
    • Peoa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockport ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockport is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Former names for Rockport:
      • Crandall
      • Enoch City
      • Rock Fort
    • Park City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Silver Creek Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • South Snyderville Basin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North Snyderville Basin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Duchesne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francis, with the one closest to Francis listed first.
    • Stockmore ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stockmore is located in Duchesne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockmore
    • Hanna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Salt Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francis, with the one closest to Francis listed first.
    • Brighton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Solitude
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Albion Basin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Albion Basin is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Basin
      • Albion Basin has also been known as:
      • Albion Alps
    • Garden City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Garden City is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Silver Fork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Silver Fork is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Fork
    • Alta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Alta is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
      • Alta has also been known as:
      • Alta City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <1>
    • Snowbird
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Baker Mine ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Baker Mine is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Mine
    • Maple City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Maple City is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
    • Emmaville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Emmaville is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
    • Mount Olympus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Mount Olympus is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus
    • Scandia Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Scandia Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia Village
    • Towne and Country Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francis, with the one closest to Francis listed first.
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Forest City is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Deer Creek ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Deer Creek is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Sundance
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Silver Lake is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake has also been known as:
      • Silver Lake Summer Home Area
    • Aspen Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Aspen Grove is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Grove
    • Mutual Dell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mutual Dell is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Dell
    • Vivian Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Vivian Park is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian Park
    • Christmas City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Christmas City is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas City
    • Alpine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Olmstead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Olmstead is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
    • Lindon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wasatch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francis, with the one closest to Francis listed first.
    • Hideout
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Hideout is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
    • Hailstone ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Hailstone is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailstone
    • Jordanelle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jordanelle is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanelle
    • Keetley ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Keetley is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetley
    • Cranmer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
    • Timber Lakes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Heber City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Heber City is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,574 people
      • Heber City has also been known as:
      • Heber
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber City <1>
    • Independence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Independence is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Interlaken
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Interlaken is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
    • Daniel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Daniel is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
    • Midway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mound City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mound City is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Charleston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Charleston is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people

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

Cemeteries Near Francis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Francis.

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 Francis - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Francis, with the one closest to Francis 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.<4>

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

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

  • Kamas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Woodland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Peoa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Heber City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Heber City is located in Wasatch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,574 people
    • Heber City has also been known as:
    • Heber
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber City <1>
  • Rockport ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockport is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Former names for Rockport:
    • Crandall
    • Enoch City
    • Rock Fort
  • Midway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Park City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Atkinson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkinson is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
  • Charleston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Charleston is located in Wasatch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Wanship
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Snyderville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Brighton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Wallsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Garden City is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Hoytsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hoytsville is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytsville

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

Newspapers Published in Francis ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Francis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Francis, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Francis.

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 Francis:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Francis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Francis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.