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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 Long Valley 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 Long Valley 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 Long Valley 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Long Valley Junction: Long Vly. Jct. (or less commonly used: Long Vly. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Long Valley Junction is located in Kane 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 Kane County: Coconino (AZ), Mohave (AZ), Garfield, Iron, San Juan & Washington.

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

  • Kane County     (The home county of Long Valley Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Valley Junction, with the one closest to Long Valley Junction listed first.
    • Alton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Former names for Alton:
      • Graham
      • Roundy's Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <1>
    • Duck Creek Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Glendale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Orderville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarkdale ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarkdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
      • Clarkdale is located in Kane County
      • Clarkdale has also been known as:
      • Clarkston
      • Skoompa
      • Skoots Pah
      • Skootspah
      • Skumpah
      • Skutumpah
    • Mount Carmel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Carmel Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgetown ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Kane County
    • Johnson ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Kane County
    • Fort Kanab ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Kanab. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kanab
      • Fort Kanab is located in Kane County
    • Kanab
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Valley Junction, with the one closest to Long Valley Junction listed first.
    • Asay ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asay
      • Asay is located in Garfield County
      • Asay has also been known as:
      • Asay Town
      • Asays
    • Hatch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
      • Hatch is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatch <1>
    • Panguitch Lake Resort
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillsdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
    • Bryce Canyon City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryce Canyon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Panguitch Fort ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panguitch Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panguitch Fort
      • Panguitch Fort is located in Garfield County
    • Panguitch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cannonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Clifton ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Garfield County
    • Tropic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Loseeville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loseeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loseeville
      • Loseeville is located in Garfield County
      • Loseeville has also been known as:
      • Losee
      • New Clifton
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Valley Junction, with the one closest to Long Valley Junction listed first.
    • Brian Head
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Parowan Adobe Fort ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parowan Adobe Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parowan Adobe Fort
      • Parowan Adobe Fort is located in Iron County
    • Parowan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Paragonah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragonah
      • Paragonah is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
      • Former names for Paragonah:
      • Paragoonah
      • Red Creek
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragonah <1>
    • Cedar Highlands
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Highlands
      • Cedar Highlands is located in Iron County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Valley Junction, with the one closest to Long Valley Junction listed first.
    • Little Zion ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion
      • Little Zion is located in Washington County
    • Blue Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
      • Blue Springs is located in Washington County

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

Newspapers Published in Long Valley 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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Valley Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Long Valley Junction, 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 Long Valley Junction.

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 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 Long Valley Junction:

Cemeteries Near Long Valley Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Long Valley 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.

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 Long Valley Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Roundy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Roundy Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roundy Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Alton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roundy Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109266 <5>
  • Alton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Roundy / Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryce Woodlands Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hatch City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Glendale City Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Orderville Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsdale Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Elijah Averett Gravesite
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Elijah Averett Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elijah Averett Gravesite
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319807 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 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.<6>

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

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

  • Glendale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Orderville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Carmel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Panguitch
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Cannonville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Loseeville ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loseeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loseeville
    • Loseeville is located in Garfield County
    • Loseeville has also been known as:
    • Losee
    • New Clifton
  • Johnson ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
    • Johnson is located in Kane County
  • Henrieville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Parowan
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

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>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.
<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>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- Long Valley Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Valley Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4887, Longitude: -112.5127    
<5>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.
<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 Long Valley Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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