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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 Mammoth (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. 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 ...

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.

Mammoth has also been known as: Robinson.

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 is located in Juab 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 Juab County: White Pine (NV), Millard, Sanpete, Tooele & Utah.

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

  • Juab County     (The home county of Mammoth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mammoth, with the one closest to Mammoth listed first.
    • Silver City ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ironton ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Ironton is located in Juab County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ironton
      • From Mammoth to Ironton
    • Eureka
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Knightville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Diamond ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diamond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
      • Diamond is located in Juab County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Diamond
      • From Mammoth to Diamond
    • Tintic ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tintic. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintic
      • Tintic is located in Juab County
      • Tintic has also been known as:
      • Ely Mills
      • McIntyre
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tintic
      • From Mammoth to Tintic
    • Boulter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boulter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulter
      • Boulter is located in Juab County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boulter
      • From Mammoth to Boulter
    • Jericho ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jericho Junction ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Nephi ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Nephi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Nephi
      • Fort Nephi is located in Juab County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fort Nephi
      • From Mammoth to Fort Nephi
  • Millard County
    • Leamington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leamington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamington
      • Leamington is located in Millard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leamington <2>
  • Tooele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mammoth, with the one closest to Mammoth listed first.
    • Scranton ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scranton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Scranton is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Scranton
      • From Mammoth to Scranton
    • Lofgreen ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lofgreen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofgreen
      • Lofgreen is located in Tooele County
      • Lofgreen has also been known as:
      • Lofgreen Siding
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lofgreen
      • From Mammoth to Lofgreen
    • Topliff ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Benmore ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Vernon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Faust ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Faust. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust
      • Faust is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Faust
      • From Mammoth to Faust
    • Sunshine ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Sunshine is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sunshine
      • From Mammoth to Sunshine
    • Ajax ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mercur ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • West Dip ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Dip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dip
      • West Dip is located in Tooele County
      • West Dip has also been known as:
      • West Mercur
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Dip
      • From Mammoth to West Dip
    • La Cigale ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Cigale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cigale
      • La Cigale is located in Tooele County
      • La Cigale has also been known as:
      • Cigale
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to La Cigale
      • From Mammoth to La Cigale
    • Batesville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mammoth, with the one closest to Mammoth listed first.
    • Dividend ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dividend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividend
      • Dividend is located in Utah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dividend
      • From Mammoth to Dividend
    • Homansville ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elberta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goshen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Utah County
      • Former names for Goshen:
      • Lower Goshen
      • Mechanicsville
      • Sandtown
      • Sodom
      • Goshen has also been known as:
      • Old Goshen
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goshen
      • From Mammoth to Goshen
    • Goshen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Genola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
      • Genola is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
    • Mosida ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mosida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosida
      • Mosida is located in Utah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mosida
      • From Mammoth to Mosida
    • Santaquin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Spring Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • West Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
      • West Mountain is located in Utah County
    • Payson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Camp Floyd ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Mammoth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mammoth.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mammoth, with the one closest to Mammoth 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mammoth had a population of 286 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Mammoth ...

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.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mammoth, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mammoth.

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 helpful 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:

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

The official website for Juab County: www.co.juab.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 Mammoth, 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- Mammoth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mammoth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9259, Longitude: -112.1272    









 

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