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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 Marlinda West (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 Marlinda West. 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 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.

Marlinda West is located in Davis 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 Davis County: Box Elder, Morgan, Salt Lake, Tooele & Weber.

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

  • Davis County     (The home county of Marlinda West)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlinda West, with the one closest to Marlinda West listed first.
    • West Bountiful
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Bountiful Fort is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful Fort
    • Woods Cross
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bountiful
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Bountiful is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
      • Former names for Bountiful:
      • Calls Settlement
      • North Canyon Settlement
      • North Canyon Ward
      • North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
      • Sessions Settlement
      • Stoker
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <1>
    • Cottonwood Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
    • Center Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Center Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Centerville Fort ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Centerville Fort is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Fort
    • Centerville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Centerville is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
      • Former names for Centerville:
      • Cherry Settlement
      • Deuel Creek
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <1>
    • Chase Lane Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Chase Lane Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Lane Village
    • Val Verda
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Val Verda is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verda
    • Oakhaven Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakhaven Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Village
    • Benchmark Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Benchmark Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark Village
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlinda West, with the one closest to Marlinda West listed first.
    • Porterville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Porterville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
    • Richville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Richville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
    • Littleton ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Littleton is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Milton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Milton is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Morgan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Como Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Como Springs is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Springs
    • Enterprise
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Enterprise is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Peterson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Peterson is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
    • Mountain Green
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Mountain Green is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
    • Devils Slide ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Devils Slide is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Slide
    • Croydon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Croydon is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
  • Salt Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlinda West, with the one closest to Marlinda West listed first.
    • Jackson Park Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jackson Park Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Park Village
    • Denver City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Denver City is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
    • San Domingo City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • San Domingo City is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Domingo City
    • Fort Salt Lake City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Fort Salt Lake City is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Salt Lake City
    • Salt Lake City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fort Douglas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Douglas is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
      • Fort Douglas has also been known as:
      • Camp Kent
    • Buena Vista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Granite
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Granite is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • University Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • University Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • Foothill Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Foothill Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
    • Lincoln Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Victory Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Victory Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Village
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlinda West, with the one closest to Marlinda West listed first.
    • Altus ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Altus is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Summit Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit Park is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
    • Gorgosa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gorgosa is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorgosa
    • North Snyderville Basin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Henefer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Snyderville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • South Snyderville Basin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Echo City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Echo City is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo City
    • Echo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Silver Creek Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Coalville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Wanship
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Tooele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlinda West, with the one closest to Marlinda West listed first.
    • Lake Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Point is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
    • Mills Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mills Junction is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Junction
      • Former names for Mills Junction:
      • Milltown
      • Millvale
      • Milton
      • Richville
    • Stansbury park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Erda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Former names for Lincoln:
      • Lake View
      • Pine Canyon
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlinda West, with the one closest to Marlinda West listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest City is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Silver Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Lake is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake has also been known as:
      • Silver Lake Summer Home Area
  • Weber County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlinda West, with the one closest to Marlinda West listed first.
    • Fort Kington ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Fort Kington is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kington
    • Uintah Fort ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Uintah Fort is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Fort
    • Uintah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Uintah Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Uintah Village is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Village
    • Yorkshire Meadow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Yorkshire Meadow is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Meadow
    • Adamdell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Adamdell is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamdell
    • Rigde Villa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Rigde Villa is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigde Villa
    • Washington Terrace
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Washington Terrace is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Terrace
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
    • Greenwood Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Hidden Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Hidden Village is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
    • Riverdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Roy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Roy is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,559 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Marlinda West ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marlinda West.

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 Marlinda West - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marlinda West covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marlinda West, with the one closest to Marlinda West listed first.

  • Sessions Settlement Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Daniel Wood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bountiful Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Farmington City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kimball - Whitney Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Brigham Young Family Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Memory Grove Memorial
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • B'nai Israel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Shaarey Tzedek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Montefiore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (87 more) ...
    • Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Salt Lake City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Shrine of Memorial Mausoleum
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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 Marlinda West in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marlinda West.

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

  • Woods Cross
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
    • Former names for Centerville:
    • Cherry Settlement
    • Deuel Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <1>
  • Hot Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hot Springs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Farmington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kaysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Salt Lake City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fort Douglas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Douglas is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
    • Fort Douglas has also been known as:
    • Camp Kent
  • Buena Vista
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Franklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Layton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Williams
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Williams is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Sugar House ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Riter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Riter is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riter
    • El Dorado
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
    • Granger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Granger is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger

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

Newspapers Published in Marlinda West ...

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 Marlinda West.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marlinda West, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marlinda West.

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 Marlinda West:

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 Marlinda West, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marlinda West) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.