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 Indianola (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 Indianola. 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 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.
Indianola is located in Sanpete 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 Sanpete County: Carbon, Emery, Juab, Millard, Sevier & Utah.
Below are the counties that are near Indianola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indianola:
- Sanpete County (The home county of Indianola)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indianola, with the one closest to Indianola listed first.
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fountain Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Dams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Dams is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dams
- Beaver Dams has also been known as:
- Beaver Dams Summer Homes Area
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- 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 <1>
- Moroni Fort ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Moroni Fort is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moroni Fort
- Moroni
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Spring City Fort ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Spring City Fort is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City Fort
- Spring City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wales
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indianola, with the one closest to Indianola listed first.
- Winter Quarters ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Winter Quarters is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Quarters
- Scofield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scofield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Clear Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Consumers ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Consumers is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consumers
- National ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- National is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
- Sweet ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sweet is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet
- Coal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coal City is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Former names for Coal City:
- Cedar Mesa Ranch
- Dempsey City
- Dempseyville
- Great Western
- Oak Springs Bench
- Mutual ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mutual is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Latuda ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Latuda is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latuda
- Rains ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rains is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Standardville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Standardville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standardville
- Emery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indianola, with the one closest to Indianola listed first.
- Connellsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Connellsville is located in Emery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
- Hale ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hale is located in Emery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Juab County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indianola, with the one closest to Indianola listed first.
- Rocky Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Fort Nephi ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fort Nephi is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Nephi
- Mona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nephi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nephi is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nephi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
- Former name for Nephi:
- Little Chicago
- Nephi has also been known as:
- Nephi City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nephi <1>
- Levan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Utah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indianola, with the one closest to Indianola listed first.
- Birdseye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Birdseye is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Former names for Birdseye:
- Clinton
- Summit Basin
- Thistle ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thistle is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
- Mill Fork ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Fork
- Covered Bridge Canyon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Woodland Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Hills is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
- Tucker ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Former name for Tucker:
- Clear Creek
- Elk Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Ridge is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,427 people
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Santaquin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Payson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Payson is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,033 people
- Former names for Payson:
- Fort Peteetneet
- Pacen
- Peteetneet
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <1>
- Mapleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wasatch County
- Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Soldier Summit is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Summit
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indianola, see our County-by-County Page for Indianola.
Cemeteries Near Indianola ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indianola.
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 Indianola - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indianola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indianola, with the one closest to Indianola listed first.
- Spencer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairview City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview City Cemetery
- The Fairview City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview City Upper Cemetery
- Fairview Upper Cemetery
- Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
- The Fairview Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview City Lower Cemetery
- Fairview City Cemetery
- Fairview Lower Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288502 <2>
- James Yorgason Pioneer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Green Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Fork Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Family Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vine Bluff Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Bluff Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vine Bluff Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Nephi.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77488 <2>
- Moroni City Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant City Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Scofield Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Salem City Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (30 more) ...
- Mona Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nephi City Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Freedom Pioneer Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Indianola had a population of 97 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indianola, with the one closest to Indianola listed first.
- Hill Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hill Top is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Thistle ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thistle is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
- Fountain Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Fork ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Fork
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- 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 <1>
- Tucker ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Former name for Tucker:
- Clear Creek
- Tucker ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Former name for Tucker:
- Clear Creek
- Scofield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scofield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Nephi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nephi is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nephi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
- Former name for Nephi:
- Little Chicago
- Nephi has also been known as:
- Nephi City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nephi <1>
- Moroni
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Santaquin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hale ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hale is located in Emery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indianola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indianola.
Newspapers Published in Indianola ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indianola.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indianola, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Indianola.
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 Indianola:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Sanpete County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Emery County
- Juab County
- Utah County
- Wasatch 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> | 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 Indianola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Indianola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |