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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 Mountain Spa (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 Mountain Spa. 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 Mountain Spa ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mountain Spa: Mtn. Spa

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

Mountain Spa is located in Wasatch 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 Wasatch County: Duchesne, Salt Lake, Summit & Utah.

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

  • Wasatch County     (The home county of Mountain Spa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Spa, with the one closest to Mountain Spa listed first.
    • Midway
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Interlaken
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Interlaken is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
    • Mound City
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mound City is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Heber City
      (3 miles [4.8 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>
    • Charleston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Charleston is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Daniel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Daniel is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
    • Jordanelle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jordanelle is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanelle
    • Hailstone ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hailstone is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailstone
    • Independence
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Independence is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Cranmer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
    • Keetley ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Keetley is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetley
    • Hideout
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Hideout is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
    • Wallsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
  • Salt Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Spa, with the one closest to Mountain Spa listed first.
    • Albion Basin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Albion Basin is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Basin
      • Albion Basin has also been known as:
      • Albion Alps
    • Brighton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Solitude
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Alta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Silver Fork
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Fork is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Fork
    • Snowbird
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Garden City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Garden City is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Baker Mine ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Baker Mine is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Mine
    • Emmaville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Emmaville is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
    • Canyon Oak Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Canyon Oak Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Oak Village
    • Dimple Dell Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Dimple Dell Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple Dell Village
    • Scandia Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Scandia Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia Village
    • Summerhill Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Summerhill Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill Village
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Spa, with the one closest to Mountain Spa listed first.
    • Park City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Francis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Francis is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
    • Snyderville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • South Snyderville Basin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kamas Fort ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Kamas Fort is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas Fort
      • Kamas Fort has also been known as:
      • Rhoades Valley Fort
    • Kamas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Silver Creek Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Marion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Marion is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Former names for Marion:
      • Boulderville
      • Morell
    • Samak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Sage Bottom ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • Oakley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Peoa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Spa, with the one closest to Mountain Spa listed first.
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Forest City is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Deer Creek ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Deer Creek is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Silver Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Aspen Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Aspen Grove is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Grove
    • Mutual Dell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mutual Dell is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Dell
    • Sundance
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vivian Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Vivian Park is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian Park
    • Christmas City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Christmas City is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas City
    • Cedar Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Olmstead
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Olmstead is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
    • Alpine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Lindon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Mountain Spa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mountain Spa.

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 Mountain Spa - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<4>

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

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

  • Midway
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Heber City
    (3 miles [4.8 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>
  • Charleston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Charleston is located in Wasatch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Park City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Brighton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wallsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Alta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Garden City ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden City is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Snyderville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kamas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Atkinson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Atkinson is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Peoa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockport ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Rockport is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Former names for Rockport:
      • Crandall
      • Enoch City
      • Rock Fort
    • Alpine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Mountain Spa ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Spa.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain Spa, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mountain Spa.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mountain Spa:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mountain Spa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Mountain Spa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.