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 South Willard (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 Willard. 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 Willard ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Willard: S. Willard
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 Willard is located in Box Elder 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 Box Elder County: Cassia (ID), Oneida (ID), Elko (NV), Cache, Tooele & Weber.
Below are the counties that are near South Willard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Willard:
- Box Elder County (The home county of South Willard)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Willard, with the one closest to South Willard listed first.
- Willard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek Fort ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Fort
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Box Elder Fort ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Box Elder Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder Fort
- Brigham City Fort ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brigham City Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City Fort
- Brigham City
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Fort Davis ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Corinne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Call's Fort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Call's Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call's Fort
- Bear River City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bear River City is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Bear River City has also been known as:
- Bear River
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear River City <1>
- Bear River Fort ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bear River Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River Fort
- Fort Bear River ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fort Bear River is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bear River
- Cache County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Willard, with the one closest to South Willard listed first.
- Avon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Paradise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- La Plata ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- La Plata is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
- Hyrum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nibley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nibley is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,168 people
- Mendon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Millville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monte Christo ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Monte Christo is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Christo
- Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,680 people
- Former name for Logan:
- Fort Logan
- Logan has also been known as:
- Logan City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
- River Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- River Heights is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
- Petersboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Petersboro is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersboro
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Willard, with the one closest to South Willard listed first.
- Clint Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clint Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
- Al Vi Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Al Vi Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Vi Village
- Arsenal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arsenal is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kingston Fort ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kingston Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Fort
- Sunset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Country Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- South Weber
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Smith Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Clearfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sahara Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sahara Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Village
- Anchorage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Anchorage is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Willard, with the one closest to South Willard listed first.
- Mountain Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Green is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
- Peterson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Enterprise
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Littleton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Como Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Como Springs is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Springs
- Morgan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Weber County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Willard, with the one closest to South Willard listed first.
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
- Farr West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
- North Ogden Fort ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Ogden Fort is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogden Fort
- North Ogden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Plain City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plain City is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
- Marriott - Slaterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marriott - Slaterville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marriott - Slaterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Bingham's Fort ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bingham's Fort is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham's Fort
- Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Former names for Lynn:
- Bingham Fort
- Five Points
- Fort Bingham
- Lynne
- Ron Clare Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ron Clare Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ron Clare Village
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Century Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Century Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Willard, see our County-by-County Page for South Willard.
Cemeteries Near South Willard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Willard.
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 South Willard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Willard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Willard, with the one closest to South Willard listed first.
- Willard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
- The Willard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Willard City Cemetery
- Willard Precinct Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #565416 <2>
- Willard Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Plain City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Lomond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Weber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Warren - West Warren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren - West Warren Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Warren - West Warren Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Warren.
- The Warren - West Warren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Warren Cemetery
- West Warren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77493 <2>
- West Haven Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ogden City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brigham City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (54 more) ...
- Mantua Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aultorest Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Meadow View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find South Willard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Willard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Willard, with the one closest to South Willard listed first.
- Willard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Plain City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plain City is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
- Harrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
- North Ogden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Slaterville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Slaterville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
- Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Brigham City
(10 miles [16.1 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>
- Riverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Corinne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hooper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Huntsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Former names for Huntsville:
- Hawkins Grove
- Huntsville Fort
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <1>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Steed
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Steed is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steed
- Uintah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Paradise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Willard. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Willard.
Newspapers Published in South Willard ...
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 South Willard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Willard, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Willard.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 South Willard:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Box Elder County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cache County
- Davis County
- Morgan 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> | 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- South Willard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Willard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |