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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 Lake Point Junction (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 Lake Point Junction. 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 Lake Point Junction ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Point Junction: Lk. Point Jct. (or less commonly used: Lk. Point Jctn.)

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.

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 and 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.

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

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

  • Tooele County     (The home county of Lake Point Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Point Junction, with the one closest to Lake Point Junction listed first.
    • Lake Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Point is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
    • Mills Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mills Junction is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Junction
      • Former names for Mills Junction:
      • Milltown
      • Millvale
      • Milton
      • Richville
    • Stansbury park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Erda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Former names for Lincoln:
      • Lake View
      • Pine Canyon
    • Burmester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Burmester is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmester
    • Tooele
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Grantsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bauer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bauer is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • Stockton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Slagtown ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Slagtown is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagtown
      • Former name for Slagtown:
      • Martinville
      • Slagtown has also been known as:
      • Rush Lake
    • Rowley Junction ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Rowley Junction is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley Junction
      • Former names for Rowley Junction:
      • Rowley
      • Spring Valley
      • Timpie
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Point Junction, with the one closest to Lake Point Junction listed first.
    • Castle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Castle is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
    • North Salt Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Val Verda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Val Verda is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verda
    • Woods Cross
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bountiful
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bountiful is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
      • Former names for Bountiful:
      • Calls Settlement
      • North Canyon Settlement
      • North Canyon Ward
      • North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
      • Sessions Settlement
      • Stoker
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <1>
    • West Bountiful
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bountiful Fort is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful Fort
    • Cottonwood Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
    • Oakhaven Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakhaven Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Village
    • Center Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Center Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Centerville Fort ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Centerville Fort is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Fort
    • Centerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Centerville is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
      • Former names for Centerville:
      • Cherry Settlement
      • Deuel Creek
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <1>
  • Salt Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Point Junction, with the one closest to Lake Point Junction listed first.
    • Garfield ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Garfield is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Arthur ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Arthur is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Browns Townsite
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Browns Townsite is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Townsite
    • Chambers Townsite
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Chambers Townsite is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Townsite
    • Magna
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Saltair ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Saltair is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltair
    • Bacchus ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bacchus is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus
    • Centennial Village Two
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Centennial Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Centennial Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
    • Riter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Riter is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riter
    • Martin Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Martin Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Village
    • Chateau Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chateau Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Point Junction, with the one closest to Lake Point Junction listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Cedar Fort
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Lehi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lehi is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <1>
    • Manning ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Manning is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Alpine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Alpine is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
      • Former names for Alpine:
      • Dry Creek Settlement
      • Fort Wordsworth
      • Mountainville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <1>
    • Eagle Mountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Weber County
    • Hooper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Lake Point Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Point Junction.

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 Lake Point Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Point Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Point Junction, with the one closest to Lake Point Junction 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.<3>

While we didn't find Lake Point Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Point Junction.

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

  • Lake Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Point is located in Tooele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
  • Mills Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mills Junction is located in Tooele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Junction
    • Former names for Mills Junction:
    • Milltown
    • Millvale
    • Milton
    • Richville
  • Erda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Riter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Riter is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riter
  • El Dorado
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
  • Bingham ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Bingham has also been known as:
    • Bingham Canyon
    • Bingham Herd House
    • Binghams Gulch
    • Jinxtown
  • Tooele
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Granger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Granger is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
  • Buena Vista
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Grantsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylorsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • West Jordan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Franklin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Salt Lake City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hot Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Hot Springs is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs

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

Newspapers Published in Lake Point Junction ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Point Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Point Junction, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Point Junction.

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 Lake Point Junction:

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 Lake Point Junction, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Point Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.