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 Saratoga 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 Saratoga 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.
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.
Saratoga Resort 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 Saratoga Resort. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saratoga Resort:
- Utah County (The home county of Saratoga Resort)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saratoga Resort, with the one closest to Saratoga Resort listed first.
- Saratoga Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lehi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- American Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- American Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
- Former names for American Fork:
- Lake City
- McArthursville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <1>
- Pelican Point ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pelican Point is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Point
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vineyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vineyard is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,570 people
- Bunker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bunker is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Lindon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
- Former names for Alpine:
- Dry Creek Settlement
- Fort Wordsworth
- Mountainville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <1>
- Cedar Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Juab County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saratoga Resort, with the one closest to Saratoga Resort listed first.
- Eureka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Knightville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Knightville is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
- Rocky Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Salt Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saratoga Resort, with the one closest to Saratoga Resort listed first.
- Bluffdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Draper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riverton Majestic Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Willow Fort ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Willow Fort is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Fort
- Herriman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Canyon Oak Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Canyon Oak Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Oak Village
- Lane Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Summerhill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Summerhill Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill Village
- Fort Herriman ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Herriman is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Herriman
- Cobblestone Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
- Featherwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saratoga Resort, with the one closest to Saratoga Resort listed first.
- Park City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snyderville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tooele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saratoga Resort, with the one closest to Saratoga Resort listed first.
- Mercur ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mercur is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Ophir
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
- Gisborn ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gisborn is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
- Jacob City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jacob City is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- La Cigale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- La Cigale is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cigale
- La Cigale has also been known as:
- Cigale
- West Dip ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Dip is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dip
- West Dip has also been known as:
- West Mercur
- Topliff ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Topliff is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topliff
- Batesville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Batesville is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Lincoln
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Former names for Lincoln:
- Lake View
- Pine Canyon
- Tooele
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bauer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bauer is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Wasatch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saratoga Resort, with the one closest to Saratoga Resort listed first.
- Charleston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Mound City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Wallsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Interlaken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Interlaken is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Daniel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Daniel is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Heber City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Heber City is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,574 people
- Heber City has also been known as:
- Heber
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber City <1>
- Jordanelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jordanelle is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanelle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saratoga Resort, see our County-by-County Page for Saratoga Resort.
Cemeteries Near Saratoga Resort ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saratoga 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.
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 Saratoga Resort - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saratoga Resort covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saratoga Resort, with the one closest to Saratoga Resort listed first.
- Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lehi City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Utah Veterans Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- American Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lindon City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alpine City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alpine City Cemetery is located in Alpine.
- The Alpine City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alpine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77132 <2>
- Old Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Fort Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bluffdale City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (87 more) ...
- Fairfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park South
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Saratoga Resort in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saratoga Resort.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saratoga Resort, with the one closest to Saratoga Resort listed first.
- Lehi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- American Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- American Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
- Former names for American Fork:
- Lake City
- McArthursville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <1>
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
- Former names for Alpine:
- Dry Creek Settlement
- Fort Wordsworth
- Mountainville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <1>
- Jordan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Cedar Fort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Former name for Fairfield:
- Dobietown
- Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Herriman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Draper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Provo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Sandy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mercur ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mercur is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
- Lake Shore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Shore is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saratoga Resort. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saratoga Resort.
Newspapers Published in Saratoga 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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saratoga Resort.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saratoga Resort, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saratoga Resort.
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 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 Saratoga Resort:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Utah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Juab County
- Salt Lake County
- Summit County
- Tooele 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 Saratoga Resort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saratoga Resort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |