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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 Rush Valley (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 Rush Valley. 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 Rush Valley ...

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 Rush Valley: Rush Vly. (or less commonly used: Rush Vally. or Rush Vlly.)

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 northwest 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 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.

Rush Valley is located in Tooele 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 Tooele County: Elko (NV), White Pine (NV), Box Elder, Davis, Juab, Salt Lake, Utah & Weber.

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

  • Tooele County     (The home county of Rush Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush Valley, with the one closest to Rush Valley listed first.
    • Clover
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
      • Clover is located in Tooele County
      • Former names for Clover:
      • Johnson
      • Johnson's Settlement
      • Shambip
    • Slagtown ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slagtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagtown
      • Slagtown is located in Tooele County
      • Former name for Slagtown:
      • Martinville
      • Slagtown has also been known as:
      • Rush Lake
    • Batesville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
      • Batesville is located in Tooele County
    • Stockton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bauer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
      • Bauer is located in Tooele County
    • Ajax ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
      • Ajax is located in Tooele County
      • Former name for Ajax:
      • Center
    • Gisborn ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gisborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
      • Gisborn is located in Tooele County
    • Jacob City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacob City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
      • Jacob City is located in Tooele County
    • La Cigale ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Cigale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cigale
      • La Cigale is located in Tooele County
      • La Cigale has also been known as:
      • Cigale
    • West Dip ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dip have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dip
      • West Dip is located in Tooele County
      • West Dip has also been known as:
      • West Mercur
    • Terra
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra
      • Terra is located in Tooele County
    • Ophir
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Ophir is located in Tooele County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
    • Faust ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faust have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust
      • Faust is located in Tooele County
  • Juab County
    • Boulter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boulter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulter
      • Boulter is located in Juab County
  • Salt Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush Valley, with the one closest to Rush Valley listed first.
    • Highland Boy ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Highland Boy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Boy
      • Highland Boy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Bingham ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
      • Bingham has also been known as:
      • Bingham Canyon
      • Bingham Herd House
      • Binghams Gulch
      • Jinxtown
    • Copperfield ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copperfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
      • Copperfield is located in Salt Lake County
      • Former name for Copperfield:
      • Upper Bingham
    • Lark ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
      • Lark is located in Salt Lake County
    • Copperton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperton
      • Copperton is located in Salt Lake County
    • Fort Herriman ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Herriman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Herriman
      • Fort Herriman is located in Salt Lake County
    • Herriman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluffdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bacchus ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus
      • Bacchus is located in Salt Lake County
    • Lane Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
      • Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Oquirrh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oquirrh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oquirrh
      • Oquirrh is located in Salt Lake County
    • Riverton Majestic Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton Majestic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Majestic Village
      • Riverton Majestic Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Wescall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wescall
      • Wescall is located in Salt Lake County
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush Valley, with the one closest to Rush Valley listed first.
    • Manning ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Manning is located in Utah County
    • Lincoln
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Utah County
    • Cedar Fort
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
      • Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Camp Floyd ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Floyd
      • Camp Floyd is located in Utah County
    • Fairfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Former name for Fairfield:
      • Dobietown
    • Eagle Mountain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Mountain <2>
    • Saratoga Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lehi
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
      • Lehi is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <2>
    • Mosida ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosida
      • Mosida is located in Utah County

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

Newspapers Published in Rush Valley ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rush Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rush Valley, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rush Valley.

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 Rush Valley:

Cemeteries Near Rush Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rush Valley.

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 Rush Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rush Valley, with the one closest to Rush Valley 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rush Valley had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Rush Valley had a population of 490 people.

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

  • Saint John
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Saint John is located in Tooele County
  • Stockton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ajax ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
    • Ajax is located in Tooele County
    • Former name for Ajax:
    • Center
  • Ophir
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Ophir is located in Tooele County
    • Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
  • Mercur ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
    • Mercur is located in Tooele County
  • Tooele
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Grantsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
    • Grantsville is located in Tooele County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <2>
  • Vernon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Fort
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
    • Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Erda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erda
    • Erda is located in Tooele County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erda <2>
  • Fairfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Utah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Former name for Fairfield:
    • Dobietown
  • Bingham ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
    • Bingham has also been known as:
    • Bingham Canyon
    • Bingham Herd House
    • Binghams Gulch
    • Jinxtown
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Mills Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Junction
      • Mills Junction is located in Tooele County
      • Former names for Mills Junction:
      • Milltown
      • Millvale
      • Milton
      • Richville
    • Herriman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
      • Lake Point is located in Tooele County

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

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

The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rush Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rush Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3616, Longitude: -112.4503       In this case, the coordinates for Rush Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rush Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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