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 Mammoth 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 Mammoth 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 Mammoth 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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mammoth Junction: Mammoth Jct. (or less commonly used: Mammoth 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Mammoth Junction 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 Mammoth Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mammoth Junction:
- Juab County (The home county of Mammoth Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mammoth Junction, with the one closest to Mammoth Junction listed first.
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ironton is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Silver City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silver City is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Mammoth
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mammoth is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Mammoth has also been known as:
- Robinson
- Knightville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Knightville is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Boulter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boulter is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulter
- Tintic ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tintic is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintic
- Tintic has also been known as:
- Ely Mills
- McIntyre
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Jericho Junction ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jericho Junction is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Junction
- Rocky Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Mona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millard County
- Leamington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tooele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mammoth Junction, with the one closest to Mammoth Junction listed first.
- Scranton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Scranton is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Lofgreen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lofgreen is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofgreen
- Lofgreen has also been known as:
- Lofgreen Siding
- Topliff ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Topliff is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topliff
- Benmore ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Benmore is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benmore
- Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Faust ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Faust is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sunshine is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Ajax ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ajax is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
- Former name for Ajax:
- Center
- Mercur ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mercur is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
- West Dip ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Dip is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dip
- West Dip has also been known as:
- West Mercur
- La Cigale ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- La Cigale is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cigale
- La Cigale has also been known as:
- Cigale
- Batesville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Batesville is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Utah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mammoth Junction, with the one closest to Mammoth Junction listed first.
- Dividend ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dividend is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividend
- Homansville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homansville is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homansville
- Elberta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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
- Goshen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Genola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Genola is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
- Mosida ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mosida is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosida
- Santaquin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Mountain is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
- Spring Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Camp Floyd ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Camp Floyd is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Floyd
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Former name for Fairfield:
- Dobietown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mammoth Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Mammoth Junction.
Cemeteries Near Mammoth Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mammoth 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.
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 Mammoth Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mammoth Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mammoth Junction, with the one closest to Mammoth Junction listed first.
- Eureka Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fitch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Silver City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Diamond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Original Goshen Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goshen City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chief Green Jacket Gravesite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Swasey Family Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Genola City Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Memorial Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Pioneer Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Old Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mona Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vernon Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Vernon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77486 <2>
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, Mammoth Junction had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mammoth Junction, with the one closest to Mammoth Junction listed first.
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ironton is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Silver City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silver City is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Mammoth
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mammoth is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Mammoth has also been known as:
- Robinson
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Santaquin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nephi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Former name for Fairfield:
- Dobietown
- Payson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Payson is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,033 people
- Former names for Payson:
- Fort Peteetneet
- Pacen
- Peteetneet
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <1>
- Benjamin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Benjamin is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lake Shore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shore is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Ajax ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ajax is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
- Former name for Ajax:
- Center
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mammoth Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mammoth Junction.
Newspapers Published in Mammoth 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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mammoth Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mammoth Junction, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mammoth 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 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 Mammoth Junction:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Juab County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Millard County
- Tooele 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 Mammoth Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Mammoth Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |