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 Moon Lake Lodge (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 Moon Lake Lodge. 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 Moon Lake Lodge ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Moon Lake Lodge: Moon Lk. Lodge

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Moon Lake Lodge is located in Duchesne 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 Duchesne County: Carbon, Daggett, Summit, Uintah, Utah & Wasatch.

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

• Duchesne County     (The home county of Moon Lake Lodge)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Moon Lake Lodge, with the one closest to Moon Lake Lodge listed first.
  • Mountain Home
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
    • Mountain Home is located in Duchesne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <2>
  • Talmage
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
    • Talmage is located in Duchesne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talmage <2>
  • Altonah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altonah
    • Altonah is located in Duchesne County
    • Former name for Altonah:
    • Queen City
  • Boneta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneta
    • Boneta is located in Duchesne County
  • Hanna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
    • Hanna is located in Duchesne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanna <2>
  • Altamont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
    • Altamont is located in Duchesne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <2>
  • Stockmore ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stockmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockmore
    • Stockmore is located in Duchesne County
  • Tabiona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabiona
    • Tabiona is located in Duchesne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabiona <2>
  • Mount Emmons
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Emmons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Emmons
    • Mount Emmons is located in Duchesne County
  • Utahn ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utahn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahn
    • Utahn is located in Duchesne County
  • Bluebell
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
    • Bluebell is located in Duchesne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluebell <2>
  • Upalco
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upalco
    • Upalco is located in Duchesne County
• Summit County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Moon Lake Lodge, with the one closest to Moon Lake Lodge listed first.
  • Black's Fork ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black's Fork
    • Black's Fork is located in Summit County
    • Black's Fork has also been known as:
    • Blacks Fork Commissary
  • Mill City ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mill City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
    • Mill City is located in Summit County
• Uintah County
  • Hayden
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
    • Hayden is located in Uintah County

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

Newspapers Published in Moon Lake Lodge ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moon Lake Lodge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moon Lake Lodge, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moon Lake Lodge.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Moon Lake Lodge:

• 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 Duchesne County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Summit County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Uintah 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 Duchesne County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Utah
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Utah

Cemeteries Near Moon Lake Lodge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moon Lake Lodge.

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 Moon Lake Lodge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Talmage Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Talmage Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77460 <5>
• Boneta - Mountain Home Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • The Boneta - Mountain Home Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Boneta Cemetery
  • Boneta - Mountain Home Cemetery
  • Mountain Home Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boneta - Mountain Home Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77158 <5>
• Tabiona - Redcliff Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • The Tabiona - Redcliff Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Tabiona Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabiona - Redcliff Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77459 <5>
• Altonah Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Altonah Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the south of Altamont.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altonah Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77136 <5>
• Altamont - Mt. Emmons Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Altamont - Mt. Emmons Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Altamont.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altamont - Mt. Emmons Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77134 <5>
• Bluebell Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluebell Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77155 <5>
• Utahn Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Utahn Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the south of Duchesne.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Utahn Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77479 <5>
• Upalco Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Upalco Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Upalco.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upalco Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77477 <5>
• Neola Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neola Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77359 <5>
• Strawberry Cemetery
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strawberry Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77453 <5>
• Theodore Cemetery
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • The Theodore Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Old Duchesne Cemetery
  • Theodore Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Theodore Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2285463 <5>
• Cedarview Cemetery
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarview Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77173 <5>
• Continue List   (5 more) ...
  • Reed Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • The Reed Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Farm Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77406 <5>
  • Duchesne City Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • The Duchesne City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Duchesne Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duchesne City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77202 <5>
  • Old Ioka Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Ioka Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ioka West Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ioka Cemetery

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Duchesne County: www.duchesnegov.net/

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