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 Swan Creek Estates (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 Swan Creek Estates. 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 Swan Creek Estates ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Swan Creek Estates: Swan Crk. Ests. (or less commonly used: Swan Ck. Ests. or Swan Cr. Ests.)
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.
Swan Creek Estates is located in Weber 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 Weber County: Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich & Tooele.
Below are the counties that are near Swan Creek Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swan Creek Estates:
- Weber County (The home county of Swan Creek Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek Estates, with the one closest to Swan Creek Estates listed first.
- Tri-S Village Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kanesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kanesville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesville
- Hooper
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westlake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westlake Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- West Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Weber
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Weber is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Weber
- Adamdell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adamdell is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamdell
- Evona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evona is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Fort Buenaventura ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Buenaventura is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Buenaventura
- Marriott - Slaterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marriott - Slaterville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marriott - Slaterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Marriott ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marriott is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marriott
- Box Elder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek Estates, with the one closest to Swan Creek Estates listed first.
- South Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Willard is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Willard
- Willard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek Fort ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Fort
- Promontory Point ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Promontory Point is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promontory Point
- Saline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saline is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Perry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Box Elder Fort ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brigham City Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City Fort
- Brigham City
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 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
- Fort Davis ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Call's Fort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Call's Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call's Fort
- Cache County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek Estates, with the one closest to Swan Creek Estates listed first.
- Avon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- La Plata ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- La Plata is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
- Paradise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek Estates, with the one closest to Swan Creek Estates listed first.
- West Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Al Vi Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Al Vi Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Vi Village
- Clint Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clint Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Sunset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arsenal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arsenal is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
- Syracuse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clearfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Kingston Fort ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kingston Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Fort
- Anchorage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anchorage is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Sahara Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sahara Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Village
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek Estates, with the one closest to Swan Creek Estates listed first.
- Mountain Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Green is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
- Peterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Milton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Littleton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Morgan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Como Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Como Springs is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Springs
- Porterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Porterville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Devils Slide ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Devils Slide is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Slide
- Salt Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek Estates, with the one closest to Swan Creek Estates listed first.
- Denver City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Denver City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
- Saltair ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saltair is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltair
- Jackson Park Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson Park Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Park Village
- Riter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Riter is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riter
- San Domingo City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- San Domingo City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Domingo City
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Fort Salt Lake City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swan Creek Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Swan Creek Estates.
Cemeteries Near Swan Creek Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swan Creek Estates.
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 Swan Creek Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swan Creek Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swan Creek Estates, with the one closest to Swan Creek Estates listed first.
- Hooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roy City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Point Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clinton City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren - West Warren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Syracuse Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Weber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clearfield City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Weber Historical Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lindquist's Washington Heights Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aultorest Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Continue List (50 more) ...
- Layton Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Uintah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Ogden City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Swan Creek Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Swan Creek Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swan Creek Estates, with the one closest to Swan Creek Estates listed first.
- Hooper
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Steed
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Steed is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steed
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Syracuse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Slaterville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slaterville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
- Ogden
(8 miles [12.9 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>
- Plain City
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Uintah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
- Layton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Ogden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kaysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Farmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eden
(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 Swan Creek Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swan Creek Estates.
Newspapers Published in Swan Creek Estates ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swan Creek Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swan Creek Estates, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swan Creek Estates.
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 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 Swan Creek Estates:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Weber County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Box Elder County
- Cache County
- Davis County
- Morgan County
- Salt Lake 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 '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- Swan Creek Estates) 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 Swan Creek Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |