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Introduction ...

Although we found mention of Peter during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Peter was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

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 Peter (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 Peter. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Peter 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 Peter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peter:

  • Cache County     (The home county of Peter)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peter, with the one closest to Peter listed first.
    • Petersboro
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Petersboro is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersboro
    • Ballard Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Ballard Junction is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Junction
    • Benson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Benson is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Mendon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cache Junction ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Cache Junction is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
    • Cache
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Cache is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
    • Newton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Greenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Greenville is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Logan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • 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 <2>
    • River Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • River Heights is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
    • Amalga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Amalga is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
    • Hyde Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Millville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Box Elder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peter, with the one closest to Peter listed first.
    • Beaverdam
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaverdam is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
    • Collinston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Collinston is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
    • Wheelon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wheelon is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelon
    • Deweyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Fielding
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Crossroads is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crystal Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Madsen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Madsen is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madsen
    • Riverside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Elwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Elwood is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
    • Honeyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Garland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tremonton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Rich County
    • Meadowville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Meadowville is located in Rich County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
  • Weber County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peter, with the one closest to Peter listed first.
    • Willow Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Willow Creek is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Liberty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Liberty is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Pleasant View
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Franklin County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peter, with the one closest to Peter listed first.
    • Utida
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Utida is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
    • Weston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Weston is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>
    • Franklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Whitney is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Cherryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherryville is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
    • Preston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Preston is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <2>
    • Dayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Dayton is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
    • Clifton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Clifton is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
  • Oneida County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peter, with the one closest to Peter listed first.
    • Woodruff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodruff is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
    • Cherry Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Samaria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Samaria is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria

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

Cemeteries Near Peter ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peter.

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 Peter - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peter, with the one closest to Peter 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.<4>

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

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

  • Mendon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Benson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Benson is located in Cache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Cache Junction ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cache Junction is located in Cache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
  • Collinston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Collinston is located in Box Elder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
  • Deweyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Newton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Logan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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 <2>
  • Honeyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wellsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Millville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hyde Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Smithfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarkston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hyrum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Peter ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peter.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peter, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peter.

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 helpful 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 Peter:

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Peter and then turned west". While Peter could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Peter as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Peter could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.

Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Utah community named Peter.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Peter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Peter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.