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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 Oakley (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 Oakley. 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 and 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.

Oakley is located in Summit 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 Summit County: Daggett, Duchesne, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Wasatch, Sweetwater (WY) & Uinta (WY).

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

  • Summit County     (The home county of Oakley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakley, with the one closest to Oakley listed first.
    • Marion
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Summit County
      • Former names for Marion:
      • Boulderville
      • Morell
    • Fort Sage Bottom ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Sage Bottom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sage Bottom
      • Fort Sage Bottom is located in Summit County
      • Fort Sage Bottom has also been known as:
      • Woodenshoe
    • Peoa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoa
      • Peoa is located in Summit County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoa <3>
    • Rockport ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Rockport is located in Summit County
      • Former names for Rockport:
      • Crandall
      • Enoch City
      • Rock Fort
    • Kamas Fort ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kamas Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas Fort
      • Kamas Fort is located in Summit County
      • Kamas Fort has also been known as:
      • Rhoades Valley Fort
    • Kamas
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas
      • Kamas is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,344 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamas <3>
    • Francis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
      • Francis is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
    • Wanship
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Samak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samak
      • Samak is located in Summit County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samak <3>
    • Woodland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Summit County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <3>
    • Silver Creek Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hoytsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytsville
      • Hoytsville is located in Summit County
  • Duchesne County
    • Stockmore ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockmore
      • Stockmore is located in Duchesne County
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakley, with the one closest to Oakley listed first.
    • Croydon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
      • Croydon is located in Morgan County
    • Porterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
      • Porterville is located in Morgan County
    • Devils Slide ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Slide have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Slide
      • Devils Slide is located in Morgan County
    • Como Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Springs
      • Como Springs is located in Morgan County
    • Richville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
      • Richville is located in Morgan County
    • Morgan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Salt Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakley, with the one closest to Oakley listed first.
    • Brighton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Solitude
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garden City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Salt Lake County
    • Silver Fork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Fork
      • Silver Fork is located in Salt Lake County
    • Albion Basin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Basin
      • Albion Basin is located in Salt Lake County
      • Albion Basin has also been known as:
      • Albion Alps
    • Alta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
      • Alta is located in Salt Lake County
      • 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 <3>
    • Snowbird
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Baker Mine ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Mine
      • Baker Mine is located in Salt Lake County
    • Maple City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
      • Maple City is located in Salt Lake County
    • Mount Olympus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olympus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus
      • Mount Olympus is located in Salt Lake County
    • San Domingo City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for San Domingo City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Domingo City
      • San Domingo City is located in Salt Lake County
    • East Millcreek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Millcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millcreek
      • East Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakley, with the one closest to Oakley listed first.
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Utah County
    • Silver Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in Utah County
      • Silver Lake has also been known as:
      • Silver Lake Summer Home Area
    • Deer Creek ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deer Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Utah County
    • Mutual Dell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Dell
      • Mutual Dell is located in Utah County
    • Aspen Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Grove
      • Aspen Grove is located in Utah County
    • Sundance
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vivian Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian Park
      • Vivian Park is located in Utah County
    • Alpine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • Alpine is located in Utah County
      • 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 <3>
  • Wasatch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakley, with the one closest to Oakley listed first.
    • Hideout
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
      • Hideout is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
    • Keetley ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keetley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetley
      • Keetley is located in Wasatch County
    • Cranmer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
      • Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
    • Hailstone ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hailstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailstone
      • Hailstone is located in Wasatch County
    • Jordanelle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordanelle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanelle
      • Jordanelle is located in Wasatch County
    • Heber City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
      • Heber City is located in Wasatch County
      • 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 <3>
    • Interlaken
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
      • Interlaken is located in Wasatch County
    • Midway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <3>
    • Mound City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
      • Mound City is located in Wasatch County
    • Daniel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
      • Daniel is located in Wasatch County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
    • Independence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Timber Lakes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lakes
      • Timber Lakes is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timber Lakes <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Oakley ...

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 Oakley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakley, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Oakley:

Cemeteries Near Oakley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakley.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakley, with the one closest to Oakley 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.<6>

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

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

  • Peoa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoa
    • Peoa is located in Summit County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoa <3>
  • Kamas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas
    • Kamas is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,344 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamas <3>
  • Rockport ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Summit County
    • Former names for Rockport:
    • Crandall
    • Enoch City
    • Rock Fort
  • Wanship
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Atkinson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
    • Atkinson is located in Summit County
  • Woodland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Summit County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <3>
  • Park City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoytsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytsville
    • Hoytsville is located in Summit County
  • Snyderville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Coalville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Heber City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
    • Heber City is located in Wasatch County
    • 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 <3>
  • Brighton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Midway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <3>
    • Garden City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garden City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Salt Lake County
    • Alta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
      • Alta is located in Salt Lake County
      • 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 <3>

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

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

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.ut.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oakley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7164, Longitude: -111.3003    
<5>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.
<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 Oakley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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