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 Nibley (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 Nibley. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Nibley is located in Cache 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 Cache County: Franklin (ID), Oneida (ID), Box Elder, Rich & Weber.
Below are the counties that are near Nibley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nibley:
- Cache County (The home county of Nibley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nibley, with the one closest to Nibley listed first.
- Millville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hyrum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- River Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- River Heights is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
- Logan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,680 people
- Former name for Logan:
- Fort Logan
- Logan has also been known as:
- Logan City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
- Wellsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- North Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hyde Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Box Elder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nibley, with the one closest to Nibley listed first.
- Call's Fort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Call's Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call's Fort
- Crystal Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Honeyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Madsen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Madsen is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madsen
- Fort Davis ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Davis is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Davis
- Fort Davis has also been known as:
- Davis Fort
- Mantua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mantua is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Former names for Mantua:
- Copenhagen
- Flaxville
- Geneva
- Little Valley
- Deweyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Deweyville is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Former names for Deweyville:
- Dewey Spring
- Dewey
- Empey's Spring
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <1>
- Beaverdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdam is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Box Elder Fort ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Box Elder Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder Fort
- Brigham City Fort ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brigham City Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City Fort
- Brigham City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
- Former names for Brigham City:
- Box Elder
- Youngsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <1>
- Bear River Fort ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bear River Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River Fort
- Rich County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nibley, with the one closest to Nibley listed first.
- Meadowville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Rich County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Round Valley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Round Valley is located in Rich County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
- Garden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden is located in Rich County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Laketown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pickelville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pickelville is located in Rich County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickelville
- Garden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weber County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nibley, with the one closest to Nibley listed first.
- Willow Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Willow Creek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Wolf Creek Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Village
- Eden Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Village
- Eden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Ogden Fort ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Ogden Fort is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogden Fort
- North Ogden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
- Farr West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harrisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harrisville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
- Huntsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Former names for Huntsville:
- Hawkins Grove
- Huntsville Fort
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <1>
- Idlewild Townsite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Idlewild Townsite is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild Townsite
- Franklin County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nibley, with the one closest to Nibley listed first.
- Utida
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Utida is located in Franklin County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cherryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cherryville is located in Franklin County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Weston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whitney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whitney is located in Franklin County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Preston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nibley, see our County-by-County Page for Nibley.
Cemeteries Near Nibley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nibley.
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 Nibley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nibley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nibley, with the one closest to Nibley listed first.
- Millville City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hyrum City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wellsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Providence City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Sterling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Logan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- The Logan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Logan City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77314 <2>
- Paradise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Logan Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mendon City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hyde Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Avon Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Avon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109219 <2>
- Poulsen Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (51 more) ...
- Call's Fort Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call's Fort Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Call's Fort Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Brigham City.
- The Call's Fort Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harper Ward Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109211 <2>
- Smithfield City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Honeyville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Nibley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nibley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nibley, with the one closest to Nibley listed first.
- Millville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hyrum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Logan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,680 people
- Former name for Logan:
- Fort Logan
- Logan has also been known as:
- Logan City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
- Wellsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hyde Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Benson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Honeyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cache Junction ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cache Junction is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Deweyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Deweyville is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Former names for Deweyville:
- Dewey Spring
- Dewey
- Empey's Spring
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <1>
- Brigham City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
- Former names for Brigham City:
- Box Elder
- Youngsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <1>
- Collinston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Collinston is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nibley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nibley.
Newspapers Published in Nibley ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nibley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nibley, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nibley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Nibley:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Cache County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Box Elder County
- Rich County
- Weber County
- Franklin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Utah
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- Nibley) 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 Nibley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |