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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 Panguitch Lake Resort (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 Panguitch Lake Resort. 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 Panguitch Lake Resort ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Panguitch Lake Resort: Panguitch Lk. Resort

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 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.

Panguitch Lake Resort is located in Garfield 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 Garfield County: Beaver, Iron, Kane, Piute, San Juan & Wayne.

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

  • Garfield County     (The home county of Panguitch Lake Resort)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panguitch Lake Resort, with the one closest to Panguitch Lake Resort listed first.
    • Hatch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
      • Hatch is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatch <2>
    • Asay ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asay
      • Asay is located in Garfield County
      • Asay has also been known as:
      • Asay Town
      • Asays
    • Panguitch Fort ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panguitch Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panguitch Fort
      • Panguitch Fort is located in Garfield County
    • Panguitch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillsdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
    • Bear Valley Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley Junction
      • Bear Valley Junction is located in Garfield County
    • Bryce Canyon City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Bryce Canyon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Tropic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panguitch Lake Resort, with the one closest to Panguitch Lake Resort listed first.
    • Brian Head
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Parowan Adobe Fort ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parowan Adobe Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parowan Adobe Fort
      • Parowan Adobe Fort is located in Iron County
    • Parowan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Paragonah Fort ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paragonah Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragonah Fort
      • Paragonah Fort is located in Iron County
    • Paragonah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragonah
      • Paragonah is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
      • Former names for Paragonah:
      • Paragoonah
      • Red Creek
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragonah <2>
    • Summit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Buckhorn Springs ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn Springs
      • Buckhorn Springs is located in Iron County
    • Enoch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Fort Johnson ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Johnson
      • Fort Johnson is located in Iron County
    • Johnson's Fort ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnson's Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson's Fort
      • Johnson's Fort is located in Iron County
      • Johnson's Fort has also been known as:
      • Johnson Springs
    • Cedar Highlands
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Highlands
      • Cedar Highlands is located in Iron County
    • Cedar City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
      • Cedar City is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,090 people
      • Former names for Cedar City:
      • Coal Creek
      • Little Muddy
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar City <2>
  • Kane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panguitch Lake Resort, with the one closest to Panguitch Lake Resort listed first.
    • Duck Creek Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Long Valley Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Former names for Alton:
      • Graham
      • Roundy's Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
    • Glendale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Orderville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Washington County
    • Blue Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
      • Blue Springs is located in Washington County

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

Newspapers Published in Panguitch Lake Resort ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Panguitch Lake Resort.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Panguitch Lake Resort, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Panguitch Lake Resort.

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 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 Panguitch Lake Resort:

Cemeteries Near Panguitch Lake Resort ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Panguitch Lake Resort.

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 Panguitch Lake Resort covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Panguitch Lake Resort, with the one closest to Panguitch Lake Resort 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 Panguitch Lake Resort in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Panguitch Lake Resort.

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

  • Panguitch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Parowan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Paragonah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragonah
    • Paragonah is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
    • Former names for Paragonah:
    • Paragoonah
    • Red Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragonah <2>
  • Cedar City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
    • Cedar City is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,090 people
    • Former names for Cedar City:
    • Coal Creek
    • Little Muddy
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar City <2>
  • Glendale
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Orderville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Panguitch Lake Resort) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Panguitch Lake Resort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7078, Longitude: -112.6419    
<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 Panguitch Lake Resort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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