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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 Madsen (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 Madsen. 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 and doctors 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.

Madsen is located in Box Elder 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 Box Elder County: Cassia (ID), Oneida (ID), Elko (NV), Cache, Tooele & Weber.

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

  • Box Elder County     (The home county of Madsen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madsen, with the one closest to Madsen listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
      • Crystal Springs is located in Box Elder County
    • Deweyville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Honeyville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Elwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bear River City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bear River Fort ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Box Elder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bradford
      • From Madsen to Bradford
    • Fort Bear River ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crossroads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
      • Crossroads is located in Box Elder County
    • Call's Fort
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cropley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cropley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
      • Cropley is located in Box Elder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cropley
      • From Madsen to Cropley
    • Evans
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Box Elder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evans
      • From Madsen to Evans
  • Cache County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madsen, with the one closest to Madsen listed first.
    • Mendon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
      • Mendon is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendon <2>
    • Wellsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
      • Wellsville is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,069 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <2>
    • Petersboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersboro
      • Petersboro is located in Cache County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Petersboro
      • From Madsen to Petersboro
    • Ballard Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Benson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hyrum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Nibley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nibley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibley
      • Nibley is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,168 people
    • Cache Junction ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cache
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Millville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millville <2>
    • Logan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Newton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>
  • Weber County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madsen, with the one closest to Madsen listed first.
    • Pleasant View
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Pleasant View is located in Weber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
    • Willow Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Farr West
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farr West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr West
      • Farr West is located in Weber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farr West <2>
    • North Ogden Fort ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • North Ogden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogden
      • North Ogden is located in Weber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,990 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ogden <2>
    • Plain City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Liberty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
      • Harrisville is located in Weber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
    • Pioneer Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Pioneer Village is located in Weber County
    • Warren
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Ron Clare Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ron Clare Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ron Clare Village
      • Ron Clare Village is located in Weber County
    • Wolf Creek Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Village
      • Wolf Creek Village is located in Weber County
  • Franklin County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madsen, with the one closest to Madsen listed first.
    • Utida
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
      • Utida is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Utida
      • From Madsen to Utida
    • Weston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>
    • Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
    • Whitney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oneida County (ID)

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

Cemeteries Near Madsen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Madsen.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Madsen, with the one closest to Madsen 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.<6>

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in Madsen ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Madsen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Madsen, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Madsen.

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 Madsen:

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

The official website for Box Elder County: www.boxeldercounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 '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- Madsen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Madsen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6668, Longitude: -112.0887    
<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 Madsen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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