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Introduction ...

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

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

Although our information shows that the community of Hale is historic, it would have been located within present day Emery 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 Emery County: Carbon, Grand, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Uintah & Wayne.

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

  • Emery County     (The home county of Hale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
    • Connellsville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Connellsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
      • Connellsville is located in Emery County
    • Mohrland ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrland
      • Mohrland is located in Emery County
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
    • Scofield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
      • Scofield is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Winter Quarters ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Quarters
      • Winter Quarters is located in Carbon County
    • Consumers ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Consumers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consumers
      • Consumers is located in Carbon County
    • National ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for National. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
      • National is located in Carbon County
    • Sweet ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet
      • Sweet is located in Carbon County
    • Coal City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
      • Coal City is located in Carbon County
      • Former names for Coal City:
      • Cedar Mesa Ranch
      • Dempsey City
      • Dempseyville
      • Great Western
      • Oak Springs Bench
    • Mutual ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mutual. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
      • Mutual is located in Carbon County
    • Rains ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
      • Rains is located in Carbon County
    • Clear Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
      • Clear Creek is located in Carbon County
    • Latuda ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latuda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latuda
      • Latuda is located in Carbon County
    • Spring Canyon ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Canyon
      • Spring Canyon is located in Carbon County
      • Spring Canyon has also been known as:
      • Storrs
    • Standardville ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standardville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standardville
      • Standardville is located in Carbon County
    • Peerless ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
      • Peerless is located in Carbon County
  • Sanpete County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
    • Beaver Dams
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dams
      • Beaver Dams is located in Sanpete County
      • Beaver Dams has also been known as:
      • Beaver Dams Summer Homes Area
    • Fairview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <4>
    • Mount Pleasant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Sanpete County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,580 people
      • Former names for Mount Pleasant:
      • Fort Hambleton
      • Hambleton
      • Hambletowns Settlement
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
    • Spring City Fort ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring City Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City Fort
      • Spring City Fort is located in Sanpete County
    • Spring City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Moroni
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fountain Green
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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 <4>
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
    • Colton ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
      • Colton is located in Utah County
    • Tucker ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Utah County
      • Former name for Tucker:
      • Clear Creek
    • Mill Fork ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Fork
      • Mill Fork is located in Utah County
    • Thistle ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
      • Thistle is located in Utah County
    • Birdseye
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
      • Birdseye is located in Utah County
      • Former names for Birdseye:
      • Clinton
      • Summit Basin
    • Covered Bridge Canyon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wasatch County
    • Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Summit
      • Soldier Summit is located in Wasatch County

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

Newspapers Published in Hale ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hale, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hale.

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 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 Hale:

Cemeteries Near Hale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hale.

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

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

  • Scofield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Colton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Colton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colton Cemetery
  • Tucker Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Castle Gate Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Spring Glen Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Austrian Central Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Austrian Central Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Spring Glen.
    • The Austrian Central Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Central Cemetery
    • Slovenian Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austrian Central Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77142 <6>
  • Mill Fork Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carbon County Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Haycock Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fairview Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairview Cemetery
    • Fairview City Lower Cemetery
    • Fairview City Cemetery
    • Fairview Lower Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288502 <6>
  • Grames - Powell Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Grames - Powell Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grames - Powell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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.

Hale itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Scofield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Scofield is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Colton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
    • Colton is located in Utah County
  • Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Summit
    • Soldier Summit is located in Wasatch County
  • Tucker ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Tucker is located in Utah County
    • Former name for Tucker:
    • Clear Creek
  • Tucker ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Tucker is located in Utah County
    • Former name for Tucker:
    • Clear Creek
  • Helper
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Fork ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Fork
    • Mill Fork is located in Utah County
  • Hill Top
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Fairview
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <4>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Price
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
      • Price is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Price <4>
    • Indianola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Mount Pleasant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Sanpete County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,580 people
      • Former names for Mount Pleasant:
      • Fort Hambleton
      • Hambleton
      • Hambletowns Settlement
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
    • Thistle ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
      • Thistle is located in Utah County
    • Spring City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

The official website for Emery County: www.co.emery.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 Hale, 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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7865, Longitude: -111.1108    
<6>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.




 

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