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 Levan (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 Levan. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Levan is located in Juab 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 Juab County: White Pine (NV), Millard, Sanpete, Tooele & Utah.
Below are the counties that are near Levan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Levan:
- Juab County (The home county of Levan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Levan, with the one closest to Levan listed first.
- Juab ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Juab is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juab
- Fort Nephi ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Nephi is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Nephi
- Nephi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Mills ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mills is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Former names for Mills:
- Suckertown
- Wellingtno
- Mona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jericho Junction ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho Junction is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Junction
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Diamond ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Tintic ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tintic is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintic
- Tintic has also been known as:
- Ely Mills
- McIntyre
- Rocky Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Silver City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Mammoth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mammoth is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Mammoth has also been known as:
- Robinson
- Eureka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levan, with the one closest to Levan listed first.
- Leamington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Scipio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lynndyl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lynndyl is located in Millard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndyl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Former name for Lynndyl:
- Leamington Hill Junction
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynndyl <1>
- Oak City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sanpete County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levan, with the one closest to Levan listed first.
- Freedom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Freedom is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Wales
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fountain Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moroni Fort ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moroni Fort is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moroni Fort
- Moroni
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Manasseh ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manasseh is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manasseh
- Spring City Fort ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring City Fort is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City Fort
- Spring City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ephraim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ephraim is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
- Former names for Ephraim:
- Cottonwood
- Fort Ephraim
- Pine Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephraim <1>
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Fayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Utah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levan, with the one closest to Levan listed first.
- Goshen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elberta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dividend ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dividend is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividend
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Former names for Goshen:
- Lower Goshen
- Mechanicsville
- Sandtown
- Sodom
- Goshen has also been known as:
- Old Goshen
- Santaquin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Birdseye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birdseye is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Former names for Birdseye:
- Clinton
- Summit Basin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Levan, see our County-by-County Page for Levan.
Cemeteries Near Levan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Levan.
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 Levan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Levan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Levan, with the one closest to Levan listed first.
- Levan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Freedom Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nephi City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vine Bluff Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Mills Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wales Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wales Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Wales.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77490 <2>
- Fountain Green Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- James Yorgason Pioneer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moroni City Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chester Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Swasey Family Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mona Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (32 more) ...
- Ephraim Pioneer Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Old Pioneer Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Memorial Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 in 1895, Levan had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Levan had a population of 956 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Levan, with the one closest to Levan listed first.
- Mills ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mills is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Former names for Mills:
- Suckertown
- Wellingtno
- Nephi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Wales
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fountain Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moroni
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ephraim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ephraim is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
- Former names for Ephraim:
- Cottonwood
- Fort Ephraim
- Pine Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephraim <1>
- Spring City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Fayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leamington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Manti
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Manti is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manti
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- Former name for Manti:
- Copenhagen
- Manti has also been known as:
- Manti City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manti <1>
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hill Top
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Top is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Levan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Levan.
Newspapers Published in Levan ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Levan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Levan, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Levan.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Levan:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Juab County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Millard County
- Sanpete County
- Utah 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 Levan, 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 from Point A (ie- Levan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |