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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 Garden City (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 Garden City. 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.

A Few Details for Garden City ...

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

  • Garden City was established in 1877.
  • It was incorporated in 1934.

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.

Garden City is located in Rich 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 Rich County: Bear Lake (ID), Cache, Morgan, Summit, Weber, Lincoln (WY) & Uinta (WY).

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

  • Rich County     (The home county of Garden City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City listed first.
    • Pickelville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickelville
      • Pickelville is located in Rich County
    • Garden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
      • Garden is located in Rich County
    • Meadowville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
      • Meadowville is located in Rich County
    • Laketown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Round Valley ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Round Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
      • Round Valley is located in Rich County
    • Sage Creek Junction ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sage Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek Junction
      • Sage Creek Junction is located in Rich County
    • Sage Creek ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sage Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek
      • Sage Creek is located in Rich County
    • Randolph
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Rich County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <2>
    • Argyle ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Argyle is located in Rich County
  • Cache County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City listed first.
    • Brachipad
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachipad
      • Brachipad is located in Cache County
      • Brachipad has also been known as:
      • Brachipad Summer Home Area
    • Beindneau
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beindneau
      • Beindneau is located in Cache County
      • Beindneau has also been known as:
      • Beindneau Summer Home Area
    • White Horse Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Village
      • White Horse Village is located in Cache County
    • Cove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Cove is located in Cache County
    • Richmond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <2>
    • Smithfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hyde Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • North Logan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewiston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
      • Former names for Lewiston:
      • Cub Hill
      • Poverty Flat
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <2>
    • Logan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,680 people
      • Former name for Logan:
      • Fort Logan
      • Logan has also been known as:
      • Logan City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <2>
    • River Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Heights
      • River Heights is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
    • Amalga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
      • Amalga is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Bear Lake County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City listed first.
    • Fish Haven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Saint Charles
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bloomington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dingle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Paris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Bear Lake County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>
    • Wardboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
      • Wardboro is located in Bear Lake County (ID)
    • Border
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
      • Border is located in Bear Lake County (ID)
    • Montpelier
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bern
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bennington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Bear Lake County (ID)
  • Franklin County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City listed first.
    • Cherryville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
      • Cherryville is located in Franklin County (ID)
    • Franklin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
    • Whitney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Franklin County (ID)
    • Preston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <2>
    • Utida
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
      • Utida is located in Franklin County (ID)
    • Weston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>
  • Lincoln County (WY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City listed first.
    • Taylor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taylor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Lincoln County (WY)
    • Border
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Border. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
      • Border is located in Lincoln County (WY)
    • Cokeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Garden City ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garden City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Garden City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Garden City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Garden City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Garden City.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Garden City:

Cemeteries Near Garden City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garden City.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Garden City had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Garden City had a population of 617 people.

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

  • Meadowville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
    • Meadowville is located in Rich County
  • Fish Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Laketown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Charles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bloomington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Paris
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Bear Lake County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>
  • Dingle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Franklin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Franklin County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
  • Cove
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Cove is located in Cache County
  • Richmond
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Cache County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <2>
  • Randolph
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Rich County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <2>
  • Ovid
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Ovid is located in Bear Lake County (ID)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Smithfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hyde Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cokeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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

The official website for Garden City: www.gardencityut.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garden City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garden City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9466, Longitude: -111.3934    
<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 Garden City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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