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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 Manti Canyon Summer Homes (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 Manti Canyon Summer Homes. 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.

Manti Canyon Summer Homes is located in Sanpete 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 Sanpete County: Carbon, Emery, Juab, Millard, Sevier & Utah.

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

  • Sanpete County     (The home county of Manti Canyon Summer Homes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manti Canyon Summer Homes, with the one closest to Manti Canyon Summer Homes listed first.
    • Fort Manti ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Fort Manti is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Manti
      • Former names for Fort Manti:
      • Little Stone Fort
      • Manti Log Fort
    • Manti
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Ephraim
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Morrison ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Morrison is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
    • Manasseh ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Manasseh is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manasseh
    • Sterling
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sterling is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
      • Former names for Sterling:
      • Buncetown
      • Bunceville
      • Leesburg
      • Pettytown
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <1>
    • Mayfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mayfield is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
      • Former names for Mayfield:
      • Cobblehaven
      • Frog Hollow
      • New London
      • Order
      • Skinny
      • Skunk
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <1>
    • Chester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Spring City Fort ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Spring City Fort is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City Fort
    • Spring City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fort Gunnison ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Gunnison is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gunnison
    • Gunnison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Gunnison is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,675 people
      • Former name for Gunnison:
      • Hog Wallow
      • Gunnison has also been known as:
      • Gunnison City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunnison <1>
    • Fayette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Emery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manti Canyon Summer Homes, with the one closest to Manti Canyon Summer Homes listed first.
    • Ferron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Clawson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Orangeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Castle Dale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Molen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Molen is located in Emery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molen
    • Emery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilsonville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Wilsonville is located in Emery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
    • Connellsville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Connellsville is located in Emery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
    • Mohrland ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mohrland is located in Emery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrland
    • Huntington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Juab County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manti Canyon Summer Homes, with the one closest to Manti Canyon Summer Homes listed first.
    • Levan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Juab ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Juab is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juab
  • Sevier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manti Canyon Summer Homes, with the one closest to Manti Canyon Summer Homes listed first.
    • Redmond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Salina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Manti Canyon Summer Homes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manti Canyon Summer Homes.

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 Manti Canyon Summer Homes - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manti Canyon Summer Homes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manti Canyon Summer Homes, with the one closest to Manti Canyon Summer Homes 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.<3>

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from Manti Canyon Summer Homes, with the one closest to Manti Canyon Summer Homes listed first.

  • Manti
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Ephraim
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Sterling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sterling is located in Sanpete County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Former names for Sterling:
    • Buncetown
    • Bunceville
    • Leesburg
    • Pettytown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <1>
  • Mayfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayfield is located in Sanpete County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
    • Former names for Mayfield:
    • Cobblehaven
    • Frog Hollow
    • New London
    • Order
    • Skinny
    • Skunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <1>
  • Spring City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Chester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Gunnison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gunnison is located in Sanpete County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,675 people
    • Former name for Gunnison:
    • Hog Wallow
    • Gunnison has also been known as:
    • Gunnison City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunnison <1>
  • Wales
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Fayette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Moroni
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Dover ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Dover is located in Sanpete County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Ferron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Redmond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Orangeville
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Manti Canyon Summer Homes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manti Canyon Summer Homes.

Newspapers Published in Manti Canyon Summer Homes ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manti Canyon Summer Homes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manti Canyon Summer Homes, 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 Manti Canyon Summer Homes.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Manti Canyon Summer Homes:

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 Manti Canyon Summer Homes, 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' (or 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- Manti Canyon Summer Homes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.