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 Orem Station (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 Orem Station. 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 Orem Station ...
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 Orem Station: Orem Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 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.
Orem Station is located in Utah 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 Utah County: Carbon, Duchesne, Juab, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Tooele & Wasatch.
Below are the counties that are near Orem Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orem Station:
- Utah County (The home county of Orem Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orem Station, with the one closest to Orem Station listed first.
- Orem
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bunker
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bunker is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Olmstead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Olmstead is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Lindon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Geneva ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Vineyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vineyard is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,570 people
- Christmas City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Christmas City is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas City
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Provo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Provo is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,295 people
- Former names for Provo:
- Fort Provo
- Fort Utah
- Provo has also been known as:
- Provo City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provo <1>
- American Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- American Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
- Former names for American Fork:
- Lake City
- McArthursville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <1>
- Vivian Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vivian Park is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian Park
- Juab County
- Rocky Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Salt Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orem Station, with the one closest to Orem Station listed first.
- Canyon Oak Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Canyon Oak Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Oak Village
- Willow Fort ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Fort is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Fort
- Summerhill Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Summerhill Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill Village
- Bluffdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Draper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dimple Dell Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dimple Dell Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple Dell Village
- Cobblestone Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
- Albion Basin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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
- Alta Canyon Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alta Canyon Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Canyon Village
- Alta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Raintree Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Raintree Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Riverton Majestic Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orem Station, with the one closest to Orem Station listed first.
- Park City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snyderville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Snyderville Basin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Altus ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Altus is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Summit Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Summit Park is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Francis
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Tooele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orem Station, with the one closest to Orem Station listed first.
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Mercur ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mercur is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
- Topliff ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Topliff is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topliff
- Ophir
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
- West Dip ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Dip is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dip
- West Dip has also been known as:
- West Mercur
- Gisborn ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gisborn is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
- Jacob City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jacob City is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- La Cigale ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- La Cigale is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cigale
- La Cigale has also been known as:
- Cigale
- Wasatch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orem Station, with the one closest to Orem Station listed first.
- Wallsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Daniel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Heber City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Independence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Interlaken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Interlaken is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Jordanelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jordanelle is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanelle
- Hailstone ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hailstone is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailstone
- Cranmer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
- Timber Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orem Station, see our County-by-County Page for Orem Station.
Cemeteries Near Orem Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orem Station.
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 Orem Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orem Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orem Station, with the one closest to Orem Station listed first.
- Lake View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Timpanogos Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Orem City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lindon City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ft. Field
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Provo City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Provo City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Provo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77401 <2>
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- American Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lehi City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (64 more) ...
- Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alpine City Cemetery is located in Alpine.
- The Alpine City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alpine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77132 <2>
- Springville City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Orem Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orem Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orem Station, with the one closest to Orem Station listed first.
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Provo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Provo is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,295 people
- Former names for Provo:
- Fort Provo
- Fort Utah
- Provo has also been known as:
- Provo City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provo <1>
- American Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- American Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
- Former names for American Fork:
- Lake City
- McArthursville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <1>
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Springville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lehi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Shore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Shore is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Benjamin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Benjamin is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
- Spanish Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spanish Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,268 people
- Spanish Fork has also been known as:
- Spanish Fork City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Fork <1>
- Wallsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Draper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Payson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- 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>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orem Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orem Station.
Newspapers Published in Orem Station ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orem Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orem Station, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orem Station.
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 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 Orem Station:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Utah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Juab County
- Salt Lake County
- Summit County
- Tooele County
- Wasatch 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> | 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 Orem Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Orem Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |