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 Latimer (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 Latimer. 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 hospitals 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.
Latimer is located in Iron 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 Iron County: Lincoln (NV), Beaver, Garfield, Kane & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Latimer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Latimer:
- Iron County (The home county of Latimer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Latimer, with the one closest to Latimer listed first.
- Lund ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Lund is located in Iron County
- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Zane ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Beryl
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Beryl is located in Iron County
- Enoch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoch
- Enoch is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,585 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enoch <2>
- Fort Johnson ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Johnson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Johnson
- Fort Johnson is located in Iron County
- Johnson's Fort ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnson's Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson's Fort
- Johnson's Fort is located in Iron County
- Johnson's Fort has also been known as:
- Johnson Springs
- Yale Crossing ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale Crossing
- Yale Crossing is located in Iron County
- Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in Iron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <2>
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latimer, with the one closest to Latimer listed first.
- Thermo ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Laho
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Shauntie ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Arago City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago City
- Arago City is located in Beaver County
- Arago City has also been known as:
- South Camp
- Cook Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corner
- Cook Corner is located in Beaver County
- Beaver City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Beaver City is located in Beaver County
- Shenandoah City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shenandoah City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah City
- Shenandoah City is located in Beaver County
- Shenandoah City has also been known as:
- North Camp
- North Star
- Star City
- Upton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Minersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <2>
- Revenue Mine ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Revenue Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenue Mine
- Revenue Mine is located in Beaver County
- Frisco ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,405 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Latimer, see our County-by-County Page for Latimer.
Cemeteries Near Latimer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Latimer.
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 Latimer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Latimer, with the one closest to Latimer listed first.
- Minersville Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minersville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77337 <4>
- Frisco Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frisco Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Frisco Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Frisco Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> to the east of Milford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109209 <4>
- Milford City Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milford City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77333 <4>
- Enoch City Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enoch City Cemetery
- The Enoch City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Enoch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77215 <4>
- Squire Family Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squire Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Squire Family Cemetery is located 26 miles [41.8 km]<5> to the east of Milford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109210 <4>
- Summit City Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77454 <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.<6>
While we didn't find Latimer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Latimer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Latimer, with the one closest to Latimer listed first.
- Minersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <2>
- Frisco ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,405 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Latimer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Latimer.
Newspapers Published in Latimer ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Latimer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Latimer, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Latimer.
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 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 Latimer:
- 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 Iron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaver County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Beaver County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Utah
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Utah
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Utah
- Cemeteries of Iron County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Utah
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Utah
- Cemeteries of Iron County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Latimer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Iron County: www.ironnet.org/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Latimer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Latimer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1002, Longitude: -113.3158 In this case, the coordinates for Latimer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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 Latimer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |