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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 South Ogden (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 South Ogden. 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 South Ogden ...

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.

The city of South Ogden was originally named Burch Creek

South Ogden has also been known as: South Ogden City.

  • A typical abbreviation for South Ogden: S. Ogden

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.

A Few Details for South Ogden ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • South Ogden was settled in 1848.
  • It was incorporated on July 6, 1936.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

South Ogden is located in Weber 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 Weber County: Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich & Tooele.

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

  • Weber County     (The home county of South Ogden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Ogden, with the one closest to South Ogden listed first.
    • Hidden Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
      • Hidden Village is located in Weber County
    • Greenwood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
    • Browns Fort ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fort Buenaventura ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Washington Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Terrace
      • Washington Terrace is located in Weber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
    • Adamdell
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Riverdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ogden Fort ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ogden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Robinson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Evona
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rigde Villa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Uintah Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uintah Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Village
      • Uintah Village is located in Weber County
  • Box Elder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Ogden, with the one closest to South Ogden listed first.
    • South Willard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Willard
      • South Willard is located in Box Elder County
    • Willard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Willow Creek Fort ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Perry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mantua
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
      • Mantua is located in Box Elder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
      • Former names for Mantua:
      • Copenhagen
      • Flaxville
      • Geneva
      • Little Valley
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mantua
      • From South Ogden to Mantua
    • Box Elder Fort ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Brigham City Fort ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Brigham City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Fort Davis ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Davis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Davis
      • Fort Davis is located in Box Elder County
      • Fort Davis has also been known as:
      • Davis Fort
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fort Davis
      • From South Ogden to Fort Davis
    • Promontory Point ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Corinne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Saline
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
      • Saline is located in Box Elder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saline
      • From South Ogden to Saline
    • Call's Fort
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Cache County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Ogden, with the one closest to South Ogden listed first.
    • La Plata ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Plata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
      • La Plata is located in Cache County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to La Plata
      • From South Ogden to La Plata
    • Avon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Paradise
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <3>
    • Monte Christo ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
      • Wellsville is located in Cache County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,069 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <3>
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Ogden, with the one closest to South Ogden listed first.
    • Kingston Fort ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • South Weber
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Weber have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weber
      • South Weber is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Weber <3>
    • Arsenal
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clint Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clint Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
      • Clint Village is located in Davis County
    • Sunset
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Sunset is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <3>
    • Al Vi Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Al Vi Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Vi Village
      • Al Vi Village is located in Davis County
    • Clinton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Smith Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
      • Smith Village is located in Davis County
    • Sahara Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sahara Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Village
      • Sahara Village is located in Davis County
    • Clearfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
      • Clearfield is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <3>
    • Country Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
      • Country Village is located in Davis County
    • Anchorage
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Layton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
      • Layton is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Layton <3>
  • Morgan County
  • Salt Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Ogden, with the one closest to South Ogden listed first.
    • San Domingo City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Denver City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
      • Denver City is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jackson Park Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Park Village
      • Jackson Park Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Fort Salt Lake City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Salt Lake City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Saltair ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saltair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltair
      • Saltair is located in Salt Lake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saltair
      • From South Ogden to Saltair
    • Fort Douglas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Granite
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
      • Granite is located in Salt Lake County
    • Riter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riter
      • Riter is located in Salt Lake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Riter
      • From South Ogden to Riter
  • Summit County

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

Cemeteries Near South Ogden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Ogden.

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 South Ogden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Ogden, with the one closest to South Ogden 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.<5>

While we didn't find South Ogden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Ogden.

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

  • Riverdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ogden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Uintah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Steed
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steed
    • Steed is located in Davis County
  • Slaterville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
    • Slaterville is located in Weber County
  • Harrisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
    • Harrisville is located in Weber County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
  • Layton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
    • Layton is located in Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,012 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Layton <3>
  • Hooper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Syracuse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
    • Syracuse is located in Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <3>
  • North Ogden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogden
    • North Ogden is located in Weber County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,990 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ogden <3>
  • Plain City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kaysville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaysville
    • Kaysville is located in Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaysville <3>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of South Ogden ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Ogden.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of South Ogden. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of South Ogden and those printed in the larger area surrounding South Ogden.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<6> of South Ogden.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 South Ogden:

The official website for South Ogden: www.southogdencity.com/

The official website for Weber County: www.co.weber.ut.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 South Ogden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- South Ogden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Ogden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1905, Longitude: -111.9714    









 

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