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 Rio (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 Rio. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Rio 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 Rio. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rio:
- Utah County (The home county of Rio)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rio, with the one closest to Rio listed first.
- Thistle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thistle is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
- Mill Fork ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Fork
- Covered Bridge Canyon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Birdseye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Birdseye is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Former names for Birdseye:
- Clinton
- Summit Basin
- Mapleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland Hills is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
- Tucker ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tucker is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Former name for Tucker:
- Clear Creek
- Elk Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elk Ridge is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,427 people
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spanish Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Springville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benjamin Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benjamin Station is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Station
- Payson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rio, with the one closest to Rio listed first.
- Winter Quarters ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winter Quarters is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Quarters
- Scofield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Scofield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Clear Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Consumers ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Consumers is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consumers
- National ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- National is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
- Sweet ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet
- Emery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rio, with the one closest to Rio listed first.
- Hale ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hale is located in Emery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Connellsville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Connellsville is located in Emery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
- Juab County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rio, with the one closest to Rio listed first.
- Rocky Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Mona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nephi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Fort Nephi ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Nephi is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Nephi
- Sanpete County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rio, with the one closest to Rio listed first.
- Beaver Dams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beaver Dams is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dams
- Beaver Dams has also been known as:
- Beaver Dams Summer Homes Area
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fountain Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wasatch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rio, with the one closest to Rio listed first.
- Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Soldier Summit is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Summit
- Wallsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rio, see our County-by-County Page for Rio.
Cemeteries Near Rio ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rio.
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 Rio - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rio covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rio, with the one closest to Rio listed first.
- Mill Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tucker Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Heritage Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springville Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77221 <2>
- Spanish Fork City Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem City Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Springville City Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Payson City Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blackhawk Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Benjamin Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- Santaquin City Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Provo City Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Old Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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 Rio in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rio.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rio, with the one closest to Rio listed first.
- Thistle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thistle is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
- Mill Fork ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Fork
- Tucker ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tucker is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Former name for Tucker:
- Clear Creek
- Tucker ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tucker is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Former name for Tucker:
- Clear Creek
- Indianola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Indianola is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spanish Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Springville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Payson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Benjamin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benjamin is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
- Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Soldier Summit is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Summit
- Lake Shore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Santaquin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hill Top
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hill Top is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Provo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rio. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rio.
Newspapers Published in Rio ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rio.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rio, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rio.
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 Rio:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Utah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Emery County
- Juab County
- Sanpete 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 Rio, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |