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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 Spring Glen (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 Spring Glen. 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 Spring Glen ...

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 Spring Glen: Spring Gln.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Spring Glen is located in Carbon 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 Carbon County: Duchesne, Emery, Grand, Sanpete & Utah.

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

  • Carbon County     (The home county of Spring Glen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Glen, with the one closest to Spring Glen listed first.
    • Helper
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Heiner ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heiner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiner
      • Heiner is located in Carbon County
      • Former names for Heiner:
      • Carbon
      • Panther
    • Kenilworth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
      • Kenilworth is located in Carbon County
    • Peerless ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
      • Peerless is located in Carbon County
    • Spring Canyon ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Canyon
      • Spring Canyon is located in Carbon County
      • Spring Canyon has also been known as:
      • Storrs
    • Price
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
      • Price is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Price <1>
    • Castle Gate ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Castle Gate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gate
      • Castle Gate is located in Carbon County
    • Latuda ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latuda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latuda
      • Latuda is located in Carbon County
    • Standardville ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standardville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standardville
      • Standardville is located in Carbon County
    • Royal ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Carbon County
      • Former names for Royal:
      • Bear Canyon
      • Cameron
      • Rolapp
    • Mutual ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mutual. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
      • Mutual is located in Carbon County
    • Rains ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
      • Rains is located in Carbon County
    • Coal City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
      • Coal City is located in Carbon County
      • Former names for Coal City:
      • Cedar Mesa Ranch
      • Dempsey City
      • Dempseyville
      • Great Western
      • Oak Springs Bench
  • Emery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Glen, with the one closest to Spring Glen listed first.
    • Hale ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
      • Hale is located in Emery County
    • Mohrland ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrland
      • Mohrland is located in Emery County
    • Elmo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
      • Elmo is located in Emery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmo <1>
    • Desert Lake ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Desert Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Lake
      • Desert Lake is located in Emery County
    • Victor ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Victor is located in Emery County
    • Connellsville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Connellsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
      • Connellsville is located in Emery County
    • Cleveland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Huntington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Lawrence ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Lawrence is located in Emery County
    • Cedar ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
      • Cedar is located in Emery County
  • Sanpete County
    • Beaver Dams
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dams
      • Beaver Dams is located in Sanpete County
      • Beaver Dams has also been known as:
      • Beaver Dams Summer Homes Area
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Glen, with the one closest to Spring Glen listed first.
    • Colton ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
      • Colton is located in Utah County
    • Tucker ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Utah County
      • Former name for Tucker:
      • Clear Creek
  • Wasatch County
    • Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Summit
      • Soldier Summit is located in Wasatch County

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

Newspapers Published in Spring Glen ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Glen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Glen, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Glen.

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 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 Spring Glen:

Cemeteries Near Spring Glen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Glen.

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 Spring Glen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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

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

  • Helper
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Price
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Price is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,427 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Price <1>
  • Colton ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
    • Colton is located in Utah County
  • Hale ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
    • Hale is located in Emery County
  • Scofield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Scofield is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Cleveland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Summit
    • Soldier Summit is located in Wasatch County
  • Huntington
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Lawrence ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Emery County
  • Sunnyside
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Tucker ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Tucker is located in Utah County
    • Former name for Tucker:
    • Clear Creek
  • Tucker ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Tucker is located in Utah County
    • Former name for Tucker:
    • Clear Creek
  • Cedar ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
    • Cedar is located in Emery County

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

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

The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncountyutah.com/

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Spring Glen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6608, Longitude: -110.8518    
<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 Spring Glen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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