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 Smedley Acres (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 Smedley Acres. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Smedley Acres is located in Davis 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 Davis County: Box Elder, Morgan, Salt Lake, Tooele & Weber.
Below are the counties that are near Smedley Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smedley Acres:
- Davis County (The home county of Smedley Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smedley Acres, with the one closest to Smedley Acres listed first.
- Syracuse
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Anchorage
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Anchorage is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Country Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Country Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Clearfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- West Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sahara Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sahara Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Village
- Al Vi Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Al Vi Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Vi Village
- Clint Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clint Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arsenal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arsenal is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
- Box Elder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smedley Acres, with the one closest to Smedley Acres listed first.
- South Willard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Willard is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Willard
- Promontory Point ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Promontory Point is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promontory Point
- Willard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek Fort ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Fort
- Saline
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saline is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Perry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brigham City Fort ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brigham City Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City Fort
- Brigham City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
- Former names for Brigham City:
- Box Elder
- Youngsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <1>
- Mantua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mantua is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Former names for Mantua:
- Copenhagen
- Flaxville
- Geneva
- Little Valley
- Box Elder Fort ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Box Elder Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder Fort
- Fort Davis ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Davis is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Davis
- Fort Davis has also been known as:
- Davis Fort
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smedley Acres, with the one closest to Smedley Acres listed first.
- Mountain Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain Green is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
- Peterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Littleton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Littleton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Richville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Richville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Morgan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Como Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Como Springs is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Springs
- Porterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Porterville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Devils Slide ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Devils Slide is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Slide
- Croydon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Croydon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Salt Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smedley Acres, with the one closest to Smedley Acres listed first.
- Denver City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Denver City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
- Saltair ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saltair is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltair
- Buena Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Jackson Park Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jackson Park Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Park Village
- Riter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Riter is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riter
- San Domingo City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- San Domingo City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Domingo City
- Fort Salt Lake City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fort Salt Lake City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Salt Lake City
- Salt Lake City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Granite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Granite is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Fort Douglas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Douglas is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
- Fort Douglas has also been known as:
- Camp Kent
- Arthur ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Browns Townsite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Browns Townsite is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Townsite
- Summit County
- Henefer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tooele County
- Lake Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Point is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
- Weber County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smedley Acres, with the one closest to Smedley Acres listed first.
- Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tri-S Village Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Kington ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Kington is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kington
- Hooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kanesville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesville
- Westlake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westlake Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Adamdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adamdell is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamdell
- Riverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Terrace is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
- Greenwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Hidden Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Rigde Villa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rigde Villa is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigde Villa
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smedley Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Smedley Acres.
Cemeteries Near Smedley Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smedley Acres.
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 Smedley Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smedley Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smedley Acres, with the one closest to Smedley Acres listed first.
- Syracuse Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clearfield City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Point Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Layton Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Hill Cemetery
- The Layton Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109240 <2>
- Lindquist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindquist Cemetery
- The Lindquist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Layton Memorial Park
- Lindquist Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77311 <2>
- South Weber Historical Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roy City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kaysville City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaysville City Cemetery
- The Kaysville City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kaysville - Layton Cemetery
- Kaysville & Layton Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77290 <2>
- Uintah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Uintah Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Uintah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77474 <2>
- Lindquist's Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (58 more) ...
- Lindquist's Washington Heights Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aultorest Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultorest Memorial Park
- The Aultorest Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Leavitt's Aultorest Memorial Park
- Mt. Ogden Memorial Park
- Mountain View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77140 <2>
- Frary Gravesite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Smedley Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smedley Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smedley Acres, with the one closest to Smedley Acres listed first.
- Syracuse
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Steed
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Steed is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steed
- Layton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kaysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Uintah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,387 people
- Former names for Ogden:
- Brownsville
- Fort Buenaventura
- Ogden has also been known as:
- Ogden City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <1>
- Slaterville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Slaterville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
- Former names for Centerville:
- Cherry Settlement
- Deuel Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <1>
- Harrisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harrisville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Peterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Plain City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Plain City is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
- Woods Cross
(16 miles [25.7 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 Smedley Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smedley Acres.
Newspapers Published in Smedley Acres ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smedley Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smedley Acres, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smedley Acres.
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 either 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 Smedley Acres:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Davis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Box Elder County
- Morgan County
- Salt Lake County
- Summit County
- Tooele County
- Weber 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 Smedley Acres, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smedley Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |