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 Red Point (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 Red Point. 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 Red Point ...
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.
Another variation: Redpoint.
- A typical abbreviation for Red Point: Red Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Red Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Point.
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.
Red Point is located in Juab 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 Juab County: White Pine (NV), Millard, Sanpete, Tooele & Utah.
Below are the counties that are near Red Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Point:
- Juab County (The home county of Red Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Mills ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mills is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Former names for Mills:
- Suckertown
- Wellingtno
- Juab ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Juab is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juab
- Levan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho Junction ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho Junction is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Junction
- Fort Nephi ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Nephi is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Nephi
- Nephi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Mona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tintic ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tintic is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintic
- Tintic has also been known as:
- Ely Mills
- McIntyre
- Millard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Scipio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leamington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lynndyl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lynndyl is located in Millard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndyl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Former name for Lynndyl:
- Leamington Hill Junction
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynndyl <1>
- McCornick ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McCornick is located in Millard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCornick
- McCornick has also been known as:
- Pahvant
- Holden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holden is located in Millard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Former names for Holden:
- Cedar Springs
- Fort Buttermilk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <1>
- Delta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Delta is located in Millard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,642 people
- Former names for Delta:
- Akin
- Burtner
- Melville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
- Sanpete County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Dover ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Fayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manasseh ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Manasseh is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manasseh
- Wales
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Gunnison ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Gunnison is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gunnison
- Freedom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Freedom is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Clarion ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clarion is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
- Gunnison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gunnison is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,675 people
- Former name for Gunnison:
- Hog Wallow
- Gunnison has also been known as:
- Gunnison City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunnison <1>
- Centerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ephraim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Fort Manti ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Manti is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Manti
- Former names for Fort Manti:
- Little Stone Fort
- Manti Log Fort
- Manti
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manti is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manti
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- Former name for Manti:
- Copenhagen
- Manti has also been known as:
- Manti City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manti <1>
- Sevier County
- Redmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Point, see our County-by-County Page for Red Point.
Cemeteries Near Red Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Point.
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 Red Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scipio Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Levan Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scipio Pioneer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Talbot Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leamington Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak City Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dover Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- The Dover Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dover Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77199 <2>
- Fayette Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lynndyl Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gunnison Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wales Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wales Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Wales.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77490 <2>
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Freedom Pioneer Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nephi City Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manti Cemetery
(23 miles [37 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 Red Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Mills ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mills is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Former names for Mills:
- Suckertown
- Wellingtno
- Levan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scipio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leamington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dover ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Fayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wales
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gunnison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gunnison is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,675 people
- Former name for Gunnison:
- Hog Wallow
- Gunnison has also been known as:
- Gunnison City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunnison <1>
- Nephi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Former names for Sterling:
- Buncetown
- Bunceville
- Leesburg
- Pettytown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <1>
- Manti
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manti is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manti
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- Former name for Manti:
- Copenhagen
- Manti has also been known as:
- Manti City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manti <1>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ephraim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Moroni
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Holden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holden is located in Millard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Former names for Holden:
- Cedar Springs
- Fort Buttermilk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Point.
Newspapers Published in Red Point ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Point, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Red Point:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Juab County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Millard County
- Sanpete County
- Sevier 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 Red Point, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Red Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |