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 Meadowbrook (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 Meadowbrook. 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 Meadowbrook ...
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.
Another variation: Meadow Brook.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Meadowbrook. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Meadowbrook.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Meadowbrook 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 Meadowbrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadowbrook:
- Davis County (The home county of Meadowbrook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Farmington Fort ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Farmington Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Fort
- Farmington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Aegean Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Aegean Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aegean Village
- Lupine Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lupine Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupine Village
- Oakridge Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakridge Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge Village
- Benchmark Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Benchmark Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark Village
- Chase Lane Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chase Lane Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Lane Village
- Fruit Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Center Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Center Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Kaysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville Fort ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Centerville Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Fort
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bountiful Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful Fort
- Box Elder County
- South Willard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Willard is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Willard
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Littleton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Porterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Porterville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Richville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Richville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Peterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Como Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Como Springs is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Springs
- Mountain Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Green is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
- Devils Slide ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Devils Slide is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Slide
- Croydon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Croydon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Salt Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- San Domingo City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- San Domingo City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Domingo City
- Denver City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Denver City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
- Jackson Park Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jackson Park Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Park Village
- Fort Douglas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- 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
- Fort Salt Lake City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Granite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Granite is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- University Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- University Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Foothill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Foothill Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Lincoln Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Victory Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Victory Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Village
- Maple City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Henefer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Altus ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Altus is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Summit Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Park is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Gorgosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gorgosa is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorgosa
- Echo City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Echo City is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo City
- Echo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Snyderville Basin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snyderville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Snyderville Basin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoytsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hoytsville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytsville
- Wanship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tooele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Lake Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Point is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
- Mills Junction
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Weber County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Uintah Fort ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Uintah Fort is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Fort
- Uintah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Kington ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Kington is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kington
- Uintah Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Uintah Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Village
- Yorkshire Meadow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire Meadow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Meadow
- Rigde Villa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rigde Villa is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigde Villa
- Adamdell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Adamdell is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamdell
- Hidden Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hidden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Washington Terrace
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- South Ogden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Ogden is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,133 people
- South Ogden has also been known as:
- South Ogden City
- Riverdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadowbrook, see our County-by-County Page for Meadowbrook.
Cemeteries Near Meadowbrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadowbrook.
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 Meadowbrook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadowbrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Farmington City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Centerville City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kaysville City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaysville City Cemetery
- The Kaysville City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kaysville - Layton Cemetery
- Kaysville & Layton Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77290 <2>
- Sessions Settlement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Daniel Wood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Wood Cemetery
- The Daniel Wood Cemetery has also been known as:
- David Wood Cemetery
- Nathan's Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109238 <2>
- Bountiful Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lindquist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindquist Cemetery
- The Lindquist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Layton Memorial Park
- Lindquist Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77311 <2>
- Layton Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Hill Cemetery
- The Layton Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109240 <2>
- Milton Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Porterville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Richville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (81 more) ...
- Peterson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clearfield City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City South Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Meadowbrook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meadowbrook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Farmington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Kaysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Cross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Layton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hot Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hot Springs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Uintah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Syracuse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steed
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Steed is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steed
- Salt Lake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fort Douglas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadowbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadowbrook.
Newspapers Published in Meadowbrook ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadowbrook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadowbrook, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meadowbrook.
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 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 Meadowbrook:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Davis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Box Elder County
- Morgan County
- Salt Lake County
- Summit County
- Tooele County
- Weber 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 Meadowbrook, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Meadowbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |