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 Ibapah (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 Ibapah. 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.

Name Variations for Ibapah ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Ibapah was originally named Deep Creek

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

A Few Details for Ibapah ...

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

Ibapah was established in 1859.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Ibapah is located in Tooele 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 Tooele County: Elko (NV), White Pine (NV), Box Elder, Davis, Juab, Salt Lake, Utah & Weber.

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

Tooele County (The home county of Ibapah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ibapah, with the one closest to Ibapah listed first.
- Canyon Station ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canyon Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Station
  - Canyon Station is located in Tooele County
- Clifton ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  - Clifton is located in Tooele County
- Gold Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  - Gold Hill is located in Tooele County
Juab County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ibapah, with the one closest to Ibapah listed first.
- Goshute
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshute
  - Goshute is located in Juab County
- Callao
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callao have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callao
  - Callao is located in Juab County
  - Callao has also been known as:
  - Willow Springs Station
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callao <3>
- Trout Creek
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
  - Trout Creek is located in Juab County
- Boyd Station ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Station
  - Boyd Station is located in Juab County
- Partoun
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partoun
  - Partoun is located in Juab County
Elko County (NV)
- Ferber Mining District ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferber Mining District. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferber Mining District
  - Ferber Mining District is located in Elko County (NV)
White Pine County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ibapah, with the one closest to Ibapah listed first.
- Tippett
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tippett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippett
  - Tippett is located in White Pine County (NV)
- Parker ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  - Parker is located in White Pine County (NV)
- Tungstonia ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tungstonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungstonia
  - Tungstonia is located in White Pine County (NV)

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ibapah:

Websites specific to Utah
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //archives.utah.gov/

Pages specific to Tooele County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Juab County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Elko County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- White Pine County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Utah
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Utah
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Utah
- Cemeteries of Tooele County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Utah
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Utah
- Cemeteries of Tooele County

Cemeteries Near Ibapah ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ibapah.

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

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

Ibapah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ibapah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77278 <4>
Callao Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callao Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77166 <4>

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ibapah had a post office and no railroad service.

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

Trout Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
- Trout Creek is located in Juab County
Glencoe ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Glencoe is located in White Pine County (NV)
- Glencoe has also been known as:
- Glenco

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ibapah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	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.
<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 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.
<5>	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 Ibapah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.