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 Milford (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 Milford. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Milford is located in Beaver 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 Beaver County: Lincoln (NV), Iron, Millard, Piute & Sevier.

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

Beaver County (The home county of Milford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milford, with the one closest to Milford listed first.
- Cook Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corner
  - Cook Corner is located in Beaver County
- Beaver City ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
  - Beaver City is located in Beaver County
- Shenandoah City ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah City
  - Shenandoah City is located in Beaver County
  - Shenandoah City has also been known as:
  - North Camp
  - North Star
  - Star City
- Blueacre
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blueacre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueacre
  - Blueacre is located in Beaver County
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradshaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
  - Bradshaw is located in Beaver County
  - Bradshaw has also been known as:
  - Bradshaw City
  - Cave Mine Camp
  - Cave Mine
- Arago City ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago City
  - Arago City is located in Beaver County
  - Arago City has also been known as:
  - South Camp
- Shauntie ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shauntie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shauntie
  - Shauntie is located in Beaver County
  - Shauntie has also been known as:
  - Moscow
  - Shaunty Springs
  - Shaunty
  - Shawnee
- Smyths ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyths have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyths
  - Smyths is located in Beaver County
  - Smyths has also been known as:
  - Read
  - Reed
- Minersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  - Minersville is located in Beaver County
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <3>
- Frisco ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
  - Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Adamsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  - Adamsville is located in Beaver County
  - Former names for Adamsville:
  - Beaver Iron Works
  - Wales
- Thermo ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermo
  - Thermo is located in Beaver County
Iron County
- Buckhorn Springs ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn Springs
  - Buckhorn Springs is located in Iron County
Millard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milford, with the one closest to Milford listed first.
- Black Rock ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
  - Black Rock is located in Millard County
- Cove Fort ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Fort
  - Cove Fort is located in Millard County
  - Cove Fort has also been known as:
  - Charles Willden's Fort

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Milford ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Milford.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Milford. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Milford and those printed in the larger area surrounding Milford.
An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> of Milford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Milford:

Websites specific to Utah
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //archives.utah.gov/

Pages specific to Beaver County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Iron County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Millard County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Utah
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Utah
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Utah
- Cemeteries of Beaver County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Utah
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Utah
- Cemeteries of Beaver County

Cemeteries Near Milford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milford.

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

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

Milford City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milford City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77333 <5>
Minersville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minersville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77337 <5>
Frisco Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Frisco Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Frisco Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the east of Milford.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frisco Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109209 <5>
Adamsville Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adamsville Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Adamsville.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adamsville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109208 <5>
Greenville Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77248 <5>
Mountain View Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beaver City Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77354 <5>
Squire Family Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Squire Family Cemetery is located 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> to the east of Milford.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squire Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109210 <5>

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Milford had a population of 181 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Milford had a population of 1,405 people.

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

Minersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <3>
Frisco ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
Adamsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in Beaver County
- Former names for Adamsville:
- Beaver Iron Works
- Wales
Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Beaver County
Beaver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,200 people
- Beaver has also been known as:
- Beaver City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <3>
Black Rock ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Black Rock is located in Millard County
Lees Spring ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lees Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Spring
- Lees Spring is located in Beaver County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Beaver County: www.beaver.state.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	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.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Milford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3973, Longitude: -113.0130
<5>	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.
<6>	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 Milford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.