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 La Loma (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 La Loma. 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 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.
La Loma is located in Weber 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 Weber County: Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich & Tooele.
Below are the counties that are near La Loma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to La Loma:
- Weber County (The home county of La Loma)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Loma, with the one closest to La Loma listed first.
- Riverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Westlake Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Westlake Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Roy
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Adamdell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Adamdell is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamdell
- Greenwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Washington Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Washington Terrace is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
- West Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hidden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Evona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evona is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Browns Fort ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Fort is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Fort
- Fort Buenaventura ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Buenaventura is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Buenaventura
- Fort Kington ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Kington is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kington
- Kanesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kanesville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesville
- Box Elder County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Loma, with the one closest to La Loma listed first.
- South Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Willard is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Willard
- Willard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek Fort ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Fort
- Perry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Promontory Point ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Promontory Point is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promontory Point
- Mantua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mantua is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Former names for Mantua:
- Copenhagen
- Flaxville
- Geneva
- Little Valley
- Box Elder Fort ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Box Elder Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder Fort
- Brigham City Fort ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brigham City Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City Fort
- Brigham City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
- Former names for Brigham City:
- Box Elder
- Youngsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <1>
- Saline
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saline is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Fort Davis ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fort Davis is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Davis
- Fort Davis has also been known as:
- Davis Fort
- Corinne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Call's Fort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Call's Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call's Fort
- Cache County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Loma, with the one closest to La Loma listed first.
- La Plata ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Plata is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Paradise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Loma, with the one closest to La Loma listed first.
- Clint Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clint Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
- Arsenal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arsenal is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
- Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Al Vi Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Al Vi Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Vi Village
- Clinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Kingston Fort ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Fort
- Clearfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Anchorage
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Anchorage is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Sahara Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sahara Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Village
- South Weber
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Loma, with the one closest to La Loma listed first.
- Mountain Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain Green is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
- Peterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Littleton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Morgan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Como Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Como Springs is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Springs
- Porterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Porterville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Devils Slide ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Devils Slide is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Slide
- Croydon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Croydon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Salt Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Loma, with the one closest to La Loma listed first.
- Denver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Denver City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
- Jackson Park Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson Park Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Park Village
- Saltair ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saltair is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltair
- San Domingo City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- San Domingo City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Domingo City
- Buena Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Fort Salt Lake City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Salt Lake City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Salt Lake City
- Riter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Riter is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riter
- Salt Lake City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Douglas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Douglas is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
- Fort Douglas has also been known as:
- Camp Kent
- Granite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Granite is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- University Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- University Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Summit County
- Henefer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to La Loma, see our County-by-County Page for La Loma.
Cemeteries Near La Loma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Loma.
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 La Loma - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for La Loma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from La Loma, with the one closest to La Loma listed first.
- Roy City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lindquist's Washington Heights Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clinton City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Weber Historical Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aultorest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultorest Memorial Park
- The Aultorest Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Leavitt's Aultorest Memorial Park
- Mt. Ogden Memorial Park
- Mountain View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77140 <2>
- Uintah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Uintah Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Uintah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77474 <2>
- Lindquist's Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Point Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Syracuse Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clearfield City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Layton Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Hill Cemetery
- The Layton Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109240 <2>
- Continue List (57 more) ...
- Ogden City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lindquist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindquist Cemetery
- The Lindquist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Layton Memorial Park
- Lindquist Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77311 <2>
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>
While we didn't find La Loma in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of La Loma.
These communities are listed based on their distance from La Loma, with the one closest to La Loma listed first.
- Riverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Steed
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Steed is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steed
- Ogden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,387 people
- Former names for Ogden:
- Brownsville
- Fort Buenaventura
- Ogden has also been known as:
- Ogden City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <1>
- Uintah
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hooper
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Syracuse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Slaterville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slaterville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
- Layton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harrisville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
- Plain City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plain City is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
- Kaysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Ogden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Former names for Huntsville:
- Hawkins Grove
- Huntsville Fort
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around La Loma. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Loma.
Newspapers Published in La Loma ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Loma.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of La Loma, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for La Loma.
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 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 La Loma:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Weber County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Box Elder County
- Cache County
- Davis County
- Morgan County
- Salt Lake County
- Summit 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 La Loma, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- La Loma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |