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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 Minersville (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 Minersville. 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.

Minersville 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 Minersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Minersville:

  • Beaver County     (The home county of Minersville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Minersville, with the one closest to Minersville listed first.
    • Bradshaw ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • 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
    • Adamsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Beaver County
      • Former names for Adamsville:
      • Beaver Iron Works
      • Wales
    • Cook Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corner
      • Cook Corner is located in Beaver County
    • Upton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
      • Upton is located in Beaver County
    • Laho
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laho
      • Laho is located in Beaver County
    • Greenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Beaver County
    • Milford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Thermo ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermo
      • Thermo is located in Beaver County
    • Yellow Banks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yellow Banks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Banks
      • Yellow Banks is located in Beaver County
    • Beaver City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
      • Beaver City is located in Beaver County
    • Shenandoah City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shenandoah City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • 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
    • Arago City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago City
      • Arago City is located in Beaver County
      • Arago City has also been known as:
      • South Camp
  • Garfield County
    • Bone Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bone Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Valley
      • Bone Valley is located in Garfield County
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Minersville, with the one closest to Minersville listed first.
    • Buckhorn Springs ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn Springs
      • Buckhorn Springs is located in Iron County
    • Paragonah Fort ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paragonah Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragonah Fort
      • Paragonah Fort is located in Iron County
    • Paragonah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragonah
      • Paragonah is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
      • Former names for Paragonah:
      • Paragoonah
      • Red Creek
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragonah <3>
    • Parowan Adobe Fort ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parowan Adobe Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parowan Adobe Fort
      • Parowan Adobe Fort is located in Iron County
    • Parowan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Summit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Fort Johnson ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Johnson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Johnson
      • Fort Johnson is located in Iron County

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

Cemeteries Near Minersville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Minersville.

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

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

  • Minersville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Adamsville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Milford City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Paragonah Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Frisco Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frisco Cemetery
    • 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.<1>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Frisco Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> to the east of Milford.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109209 <4>
  • Parowan City Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Summit City Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Minersville had a population of 334 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Minersville had a population of 930 people.

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

  • Adamsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Adamsville is located in Beaver County
    • Former names for Adamsville:
    • Beaver Iron Works
    • Wales
  • Greenville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Beaver County
  • Milford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Beaver
    (15 miles [24.1 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>
  • Lees Spring ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Spring
    • Lees Spring is located in Beaver County
  • Paragonah
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragonah
    • Paragonah is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
    • Former names for Paragonah:
    • Paragoonah
    • Red Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragonah <3>
  • Frisco ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
    • Frisco is located in Beaver County
  • Parowan
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Minersville ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Minersville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Minersville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Minersville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Minersville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Minersville. 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>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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- Minersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Minersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2139, Longitude: -112.9249       In this case, the coordinates for Minersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Minersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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