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Introduction ...

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

We've added Highland Boy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Highland Boy, 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 Highland Boy (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 Highland Boy. 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 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 Highland Boy is historic, it would have been located within present day Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County: Davis, Morgan, Summit, Tooele, Utah & Wasatch.

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

  • Salt Lake County     (The home county of Highland Boy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Boy, with the one closest to Highland Boy listed first.
    • Lark ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
      • Lark is located in Salt Lake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lark
      • From Highland Boy to Lark
    • Copperfield ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copperfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
      • Copperfield is located in Salt Lake County
      • Former name for Copperfield:
      • Upper Bingham
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Copperfield
      • From Highland Boy to Copperfield
    • Bingham ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
      • Bingham has also been known as:
      • Bingham Canyon
      • Bingham Herd House
      • Binghams Gulch
      • Jinxtown
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bingham
      • From Highland Boy to Bingham
    • Copperton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Herriman ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Herriman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bacchus ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Oquirrh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oquirrh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oquirrh
      • Oquirrh is located in Salt Lake County
    • Wescall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluffdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Chateau Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
      • Chateau Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Copper City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
      • Copper City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Boy, with the one closest to Highland Boy listed first.
    • North Salt Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Salt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salt Lake
      • North Salt Lake is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Salt Lake <3>
    • Val Verda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Val Verda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verda
      • Val Verda is located in Davis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Val Verda
      • From Highland Boy to Val Verda
    • Woods Cross
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bountiful
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottonwood Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
      • Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
    • Oakhaven Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhaven Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Village
      • Oakhaven Village is located in Davis County
    • West Bountiful
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bountiful have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bountiful
      • West Bountiful is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,920 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bountiful <3>
  • Tooele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Boy, with the one closest to Highland Boy listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tooele
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Erda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erda
      • Erda is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erda <3>
    • Stansbury park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stansbury park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansbury park
      • Stansbury park is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stansbury park <3>
    • Gisborn ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gisborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
      • Gisborn is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gisborn
      • From Highland Boy to Gisborn
    • Jacob City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bauer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mills Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ophir
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stockton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Slagtown ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slagtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagtown
      • Slagtown is located in Tooele County
      • Former name for Slagtown:
      • Martinville
      • Slagtown has also been known as:
      • Rush Lake
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slagtown
      • From Highland Boy to Slagtown
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Boy, with the one closest to Highland Boy listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Fort
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Manning ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Manning is located in Utah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Manning
      • From Highland Boy to Manning
    • Eagle Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Mountain <3>
    • Lehi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
      • Lehi is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <3>
    • Camp Floyd ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fairfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Saratoga Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Alpine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Highland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
    • American Fork
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
      • Cedar Hills is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hills <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Highland Boy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland Boy.

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

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in Highland Boy ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland Boy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland Boy, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland Boy.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Highland Boy:

The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/

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 Highland Boy, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highland Boy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highland Boy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5152, Longitude: -112.1680    









 

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