Our Genealogy Helper
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 Grantsville (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 Grantsville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Grantsville is located in Tooele 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 Tooele County: Elko (NV), White Pine (NV), Box Elder, Davis, Juab, Salt Lake, Utah & Weber.
Below are the counties that are near Grantsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grantsville:
- Tooele County (The home county of Grantsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantsville, with the one closest to Grantsville listed first.
- Burmester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burmester is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmester
- Erda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stansbury park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tooele
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Junction is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Junction
- Former names for Mills Junction:
- Milltown
- Millvale
- Milton
- Richville
- Bauer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bauer is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Former names for Lincoln:
- Lake View
- Pine Canyon
- Stockton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Point is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
- Slagtown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slagtown is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagtown
- Former name for Slagtown:
- Martinville
- Slagtown has also been known as:
- Rush Lake
- Rowley Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rowley Junction is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley Junction
- Former names for Rowley Junction:
- Rowley
- Spring Valley
- Timpie
- Iosepa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Iosepa is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iosepa
- Salt Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantsville, with the one closest to Grantsville listed first.
- Highland Boy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Highland Boy is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Boy
- Bingham ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Bingham has also been known as:
- Bingham Canyon
- Bingham Herd House
- Binghams Gulch
- Jinxtown
- Copperfield ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Copperfield is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Former name for Copperfield:
- Upper Bingham
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Copperton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Copperton is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperton
- Arthur ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arthur is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Bacchus ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bacchus is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus
- Lark ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lark is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Browns Townsite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Townsite is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Townsite
- Chambers Townsite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chambers Townsite is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Townsite
- Magna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Centennial Village Two
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Utah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantsville, with the one closest to Grantsville listed first.
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Manning ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manning is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Cedar Fort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Camp Floyd ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Floyd is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Floyd
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Former name for Fairfield:
- Dobietown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grantsville, see our County-by-County Page for Grantsville.
Cemeteries Near Grantsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grantsville.
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 Grantsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grantsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grantsville, with the one closest to Grantsville listed first.
- Grantsville City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stockton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tooele's First Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tooele City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Point Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iosepa Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iosepa Cemetery
- The Iosepa Cemetery has also been known as:
- Iosepa Settlement Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109327 <2>
- St. John Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chandler Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clover Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ophir Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ophir Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Stockton.
- The Ophir Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ophir New Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109329 <2>
- Old Ophir Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bingham City Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mercur Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Grantsville had a population of 523 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Grantsville had a population of 12,409 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grantsville, with the one closest to Grantsville listed first.
- Erda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tooele
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Junction is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Junction
- Former names for Mills Junction:
- Milltown
- Millvale
- Milton
- Richville
- Stockton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Point is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
- Saint John
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saint John is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Rush Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bingham ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Bingham has also been known as:
- Bingham Canyon
- Bingham Herd House
- Binghams Gulch
- Jinxtown
- Ophir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
- Mercur ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mercur is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
- Riter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Riter is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riter
- Ajax ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ajax is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
- Former name for Ajax:
- Center
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Herriman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- El Dorado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- Cedar Fort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grantsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grantsville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Grantsville ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grantsville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Grantsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Grantsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Grantsville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of Grantsville.
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 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 Grantsville:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Tooele County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Salt Lake County
- Utah County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Utah
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grantsville) 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 Grantsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |