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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 Oak Creek (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 Oak Creek. 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 Oak Creek ...

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 Oak Creek: Oak Crk. (or less commonly used: Oak Ck. or Oak Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Creek.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Oak Creek is located in Sanpete 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 Sanpete County: Carbon, Emery, Juab, Millard, Sevier & Utah.

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

  • Sanpete County     (The home county of Oak Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Creek, with the one closest to Oak Creek listed first.
    • Fairview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Beaver Dams
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Beaver Dams is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dams
      • Beaver Dams has also been known as:
      • Beaver Dams Summer Homes Area
    • Mount Pleasant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,580 people
      • Former names for Mount Pleasant:
      • Fort Hambleton
      • Hambleton
      • Hambletowns Settlement
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <1>
    • Fountain Green
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Spring City Fort ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Spring City Fort is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City Fort
    • Spring City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Moroni Fort ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Moroni Fort is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moroni Fort
    • Moroni
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Freedom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Freedom is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Chester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wales
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ephraim
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Ephraim is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
      • Former names for Ephraim:
      • Cottonwood
      • Fort Ephraim
      • Pine Creek
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephraim <1>
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Creek, with the one closest to Oak Creek listed first.
    • Winter Quarters ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Winter Quarters is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Quarters
    • Clear Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Clear Creek is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
    • Scofield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Scofield is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Consumers ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Consumers is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consumers
    • National ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • National is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
    • Sweet ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Sweet is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet
    • Coal City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Coal City is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
      • Former names for Coal City:
      • Cedar Mesa Ranch
      • Dempsey City
      • Dempseyville
      • Great Western
      • Oak Springs Bench
    • Wattis ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wattis is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattis
    • Mutual ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Mutual is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
    • Rains ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Rains is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
    • Latuda ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Latuda is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latuda
    • Hiawatha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hiawatha is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
  • Emery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Creek, with the one closest to Oak Creek listed first.
    • Connellsville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Connellsville is located in Emery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
    • Hale ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Hale is located in Emery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
    • Mohrland ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mohrland is located in Emery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrland
  • Juab County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Creek, with the one closest to Oak Creek listed first.
    • Fort Nephi ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Fort Nephi is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Nephi
    • Nephi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Nephi is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nephi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
      • Former name for Nephi:
      • Little Chicago
      • Nephi has also been known as:
      • Nephi City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nephi <1>
    • Mona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Levan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Rocky Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Ridge is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Juab ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Juab is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juab
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Creek, with the one closest to Oak Creek listed first.
    • Birdseye
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Birdseye is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
      • Former names for Birdseye:
      • Clinton
      • Summit Basin
    • Mill Fork ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Mill Fork is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Fork
    • Tucker ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tucker is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Former name for Tucker:
      • Clear Creek
    • Thistle ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Thistle is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
    • Covered Bridge Canyon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Colton ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Colton is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
    • Elk Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Elk Ridge is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,427 people
    • Woodland Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland Hills is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
    • Spring Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Lake is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Salem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Santaquin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Payson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Payson is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,033 people
      • Former names for Payson:
      • Fort Peteetneet
      • Pacen
      • Peteetneet
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <1>
  • Wasatch County
    • Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Soldier Summit is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Summit

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

Cemeteries Near Oak Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Creek.

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 Oak Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Creek, with the one closest to Oak Creek 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.<3>

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

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

  • Fairview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hill Top
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill Top is located in Sanpete County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Sanpete County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,580 people
    • Former names for Mount Pleasant:
    • Fort Hambleton
    • Hambleton
    • Hambletowns Settlement
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <1>
  • Indianola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Indianola is located in Sanpete County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Fountain Green
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Moroni
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Chester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Scofield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Scofield is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Wales
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hale ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hale is located in Emery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
  • Mill Fork ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Mill Fork is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Fork
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Tucker ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tucker is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Former name for Tucker:
      • Clear Creek
    • Tucker ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tucker is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Former name for Tucker:
      • Clear Creek
    • Nephi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Nephi is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nephi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
      • Former name for Nephi:
      • Little Chicago
      • Nephi has also been known as:
      • Nephi City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nephi <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Oak Creek ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Creek, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Creek.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Oak Creek:

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