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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 Leeton (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 Leeton. 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 and 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.

Leeton is located in Uintah 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 Uintah County: Garfield (CO), Moffat (CO), Rio Blanco (CO), Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Grand & Summit.

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

  • Uintah County     (The home county of Leeton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leeton, with the one closest to Leeton listed first.
    • Bennett
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bennett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Bennett is located in Uintah County
    • Hayden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
      • Hayden is located in Uintah County
    • Whiterocks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tridell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lapoint
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapoint have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapoint
      • Lapoint is located in Uintah County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapoint <2>
    • Ballard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
      • Ballard is located in Uintah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
    • Fort Duchesne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gusher
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Independence ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Independence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Uintah County
    • Randlett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dry Fork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
      • Dry Fork is located in Uintah County
    • Maeser
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maeser
      • Maeser is located in Uintah County
    • Vernal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
      • Vernal is located in Uintah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,468 people
      • Former names for Vernal:
      • Ashley
      • Bench
      • The Bench
      • Hatch
      • Jericho
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernal <2>
  • Duchesne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leeton, with the one closest to Leeton listed first.
    • Neola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarview ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
      • Cedarview is located in Duchesne County
    • Roosevelt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ioka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ioka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ioka
      • Ioka is located in Duchesne County
    • Myton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluebell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Upalco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upalco
      • Upalco is located in Duchesne County
    • Mount Emmons
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Emmons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Emmons
      • Mount Emmons is located in Duchesne County
    • Altamont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Altonah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altonah
      • Altonah is located in Duchesne County
      • Former name for Altonah:
      • Queen City
    • Arcadia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Duchesne County
      • Former name for Arcadia:
      • Red Cap
    • Bridgeland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridgeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeland
      • Bridgeland is located in Duchesne County
    • Boneta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boneta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneta
      • Boneta is located in Duchesne County

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

Cemeteries Near Leeton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leeton.

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

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

  • Hayden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Whiterocks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiterocks Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Whiterocks Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77505 <4>
  • Tridell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harms Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cedarview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Uintah & Ouray Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ft. Duchesne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Duchesne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Duchesne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77231 <4>
  • Gusher Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gusher Cemetery
    • Former name for Gusher Cemetery:
    • Moffat Cemetery
  • Lapoint Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Neola Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Roosevelt Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...

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>

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

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

  • Whiterocks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fort Duchesne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Vernal
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
    • Vernal is located in Uintah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,468 people
    • Former names for Vernal:
    • Ashley
    • Bench
    • The Bench
    • Hatch
    • Jericho
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernal <2>
  • Naples
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Ouray
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouray
    • Ouray is located in Uintah County

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

Newspapers Published in Leeton ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leeton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leeton, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leeton.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Leeton:

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

The official website for Uintah County: www.co.uintah.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>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>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 Leeton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leeton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leeton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3891, Longitude: -109.9210       In this case, the coordinates for Leeton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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