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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 Meadowlark (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 Meadowlark. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Meadowlark is located in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County: Davis, Morgan, Summit, Tooele, Utah & Wasatch.

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

  • Salt Lake County     (The home county of Meadowlark)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadowlark, with the one closest to Meadowlark listed first.
    • Canyon Oak Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Canyon Oak Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Oak Village
    • Summerhill Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Summerhill Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill Village
    • Dimple Dell Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Dimple Dell Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple Dell Village
    • Cobblestone Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
    • Alta Canyon Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Alta Canyon Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Canyon Village
    • Raintree Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Raintree Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
    • Sunset Meadows Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sandy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <1>
    • White City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • White City is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Draper
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <1>
    • Willow Fort ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Fort is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Fort
    • Avalon Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Avalon Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon Village
    • Canyon Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Canyon Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Village
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadowlark, with the one closest to Meadowlark listed first.
    • Castle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Castle is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
    • North Salt Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Val Verda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Val Verda is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verda
    • Bountiful
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
    • Oakhaven Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Oakhaven Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Village
    • Woods Cross
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bountiful Fort is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful Fort
    • West Bountiful
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Center Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Center Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Centerville Fort ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Centerville Fort is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Fort
    • Benchmark Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Benchmark Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark Village
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadowlark, with the one closest to Meadowlark listed first.
    • Altus ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Altus is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Park City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Snyderville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit Park is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
    • Gorgosa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Gorgosa is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorgosa
    • South Snyderville Basin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Creek Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Snyderville Basin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockport ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockport is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Former names for Rockport:
      • Crandall
      • Enoch City
      • Rock Fort
    • Fort Sage Bottom ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Sage Bottom is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sage Bottom
      • Fort Sage Bottom has also been known as:
      • Woodenshoe
    • Peoa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wanship
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Francis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Francis is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
  • Tooele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadowlark, with the one closest to Meadowlark listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Former names for Lincoln:
      • Lake View
      • Pine Canyon
    • Lake Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Point is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
    • Tooele
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Gisborn ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gisborn is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
    • Jacob City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jacob City is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
    • Mercur ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mercur is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
    • Ophir
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ophir is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
    • Erda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Mills Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Sunshine ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunshine is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Batesville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Batesville is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
    • Bauer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bauer is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadowlark, with the one closest to Meadowlark listed first.
    • Alpine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Alpine is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
      • Former names for Alpine:
      • Dry Creek Settlement
      • Fort Wordsworth
      • Mountainville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <1>
    • Highland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lehi
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Lehi is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <1>
    • Cedar Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Deer Creek ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Deer Creek is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Forest City is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • American Fork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • American Fork is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
      • Former names for American Fork:
      • Lake City
      • McArthursville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <1>
    • Mutual Dell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mutual Dell is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Dell
    • Pleasant Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lindon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Saratoga Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Aspen Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Aspen Grove is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Grove
  • Wasatch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadowlark, with the one closest to Meadowlark listed first.
    • Mound City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Mound City is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Interlaken
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Interlaken is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
    • Midway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Charleston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Charleston is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Cranmer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
    • Heber City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Heber City is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,574 people
      • Heber City has also been known as:
      • Heber
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber City <1>
    • Jordanelle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jordanelle is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanelle
    • Daniel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Daniel is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
    • Hailstone ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Hailstone is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailstone
    • Keetley ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Keetley is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetley
    • Hideout
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Hideout is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
    • Wallsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Wallsburg is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
      • Former names for Wallsburg:
      • Little Warm Valley
      • Round Valley
      • Wallsburg Fort
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallsburg <1>
    • Independence
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Independence is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people

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

Cemeteries Near Meadowlark ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadowlark.

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 Meadowlark - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Draper City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Hills Memorial Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crescent Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Union Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Riverton City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Memorial Mtn. View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • South Jordan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bluffdale City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Alpine City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alpine City Cemetery is located in Alpine.
    • The Alpine City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Alpine Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77132 <2>
  • Continue List   (87 more) ...

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

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

  • Draper
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <1>
  • Sandy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <1>
  • Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Union is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Alpine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alpine is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
    • Former names for Alpine:
    • Dry Creek Settlement
    • Fort Wordsworth
    • Mountainville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <1>
  • Jordan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • West Jordan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lehi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lehi is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <1>
  • Cottonwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Murray
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
    • Murray has also been known as:
    • Murray City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <1>
  • Herriman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Millcreek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Alta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Alta is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Former name for Alta:
    • Central City
    • Alta has also been known as:
    • Alta City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Taylorsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • American Fork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • American Fork is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
      • Former names for American Fork:
      • Lake City
      • McArthursville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <1>
    • Sugar House ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House

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

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 websites either 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 Meadowlark:

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 Meadowlark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.