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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 Motoqua (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 Motoqua. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Motoqua is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Mohave (AZ), Lincoln (NV), Iron & Kane.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Motoqua)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Motoqua, with the one closest to Motoqua listed first.
    • Gunlock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bull Valley ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Valley
      • Bull Valley is located in Washington County
    • Shem ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shem
      • Shem is located in Washington County
    • Veyo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Shivwits
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivwits
      • Shivwits is located in Washington County
    • Dammeron Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Brookside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Washington County
    • Ivins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivins
      • Ivins is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivins <1>
    • Hebron ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Washington County
    • Fort Clara ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Clara
      • Fort Clara is located in Washington County
      • Fort Clara has also been known as:
      • Fort Santa Clara
    • Central
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Washington County
    • Mountain Meadows ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadows
      • Mountain Meadows is located in Washington County
    • Santa Clara
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Iron County
    • Uvada ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uvada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvada
      • Uvada is located in Iron County
  • Mohave County (AZ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Motoqua, with the one closest to Motoqua listed first.
    • Beaver Dam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Littlefield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Motoqua, with the one closest to Motoqua listed first.
    • Joseco ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseco
      • Joseco is located in Lincoln County (NV)
    • Acoma ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoma
      • Acoma is located in Lincoln County (NV)
    • Barclay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
      • Barclay is located in Lincoln County (NV)
    • Islen ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islen
      • Islen is located in Lincoln County (NV)
    • Crestline ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
      • Crestline is located in Lincoln County (NV)
    • Elgin ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Lincoln County (NV)
    • Carp ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp
      • Carp is located in Lincoln County (NV)
      • Former name for Carp:
      • Cliffdale

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

Newspapers Published in Motoqua ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Motoqua.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Motoqua, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Motoqua.

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 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 Motoqua:

Cemeteries Near Motoqua ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Motoqua.

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

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

  • Gunlock Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Shivwits Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shivwits Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shivwits Paiute Indian Cemetery
    • Shivwits Piaute Indian Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shivwits Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77431 <4>
  • Veyo Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ivins Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Barclay Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Barclay Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Barclay Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Caliente (NV).
    • The Barclay Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Clover Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barclay Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2294870 <4>
  • Santa Clara City Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Central City Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Enterprise City Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Winsor Memorial Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamblin Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (9 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.<6>

While we didn't find Motoqua in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Motoqua.

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

  • Gunlock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Santa Clara
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamblin ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamblin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamblin
    • Hamblin is located in Washington County
  • Saint George
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Valley
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Washington
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/

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

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 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Motoqua) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Motoqua. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3083, Longitude: -114.0004       In this case, the coordinates for Motoqua have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<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 Motoqua, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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