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 Taggarts (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 Taggarts. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Taggarts is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Davis, Rich, Salt Lake, Summit & Weber.
Below are the counties that are near Taggarts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taggarts:
- Morgan County (The home county of Taggarts)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taggarts, with the one closest to Taggarts listed first.
- Devils Slide ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Devils Slide is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Slide
- Como Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Como Springs is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Springs
- Croydon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Croydon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Morgan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Littleton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Littleton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Porterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Porterville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Peterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Mountain Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Green is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
- Cache County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taggarts, with the one closest to Taggarts listed first.
- Monte Christo ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Monte Christo is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Christo
- La Plata ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- La Plata is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taggarts, with the one closest to Taggarts listed first.
- Aegean Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aegean Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aegean Village
- Farmington Fort ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Farmington Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Fort
- Fruit Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lupine Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lupine Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupine Village
- Benchmark Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benchmark Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark Village
- Centerville Fort ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Fort
- Chase Lane Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chase Lane Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Lane Village
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oakridge Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oakridge Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge Village
- Center Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Center Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Cottonwood Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
- Kaysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Salt Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taggarts, with the one closest to Taggarts listed first.
- San Domingo City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- San Domingo City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Domingo City
- Maple City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Maple City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Fort Douglas
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- University Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- University Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Foothill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foothill Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Jackson Park Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Park Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Park Village
- Fort Salt Lake City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Salt Lake City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Salt Lake City
- Granite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Granite is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Salt Lake City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Baker Mine ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Baker Mine is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Mine
- Canyon Rim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canyon Rim is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Rim
- Denver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denver City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taggarts, with the one closest to Taggarts listed first.
- Henefer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Echo City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Echo City is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo City
- Echo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Coalville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grass Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grass Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Hoytsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoytsville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytsville
- Wanship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Rock ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Castle Rock is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Altus ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Altus is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Gorgosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gorgosa is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorgosa
- North Snyderville Basin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Summit Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Summit Park is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Wasatch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taggarts, with the one closest to Taggarts listed first.
- Hideout
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hideout is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
- Keetley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Keetley is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetley
- Weber County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taggarts, with the one closest to Taggarts listed first.
- Huntsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Uintah Fort ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Uintah Fort is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Fort
- Uintah
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Idlewild Townsite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewild Townsite is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild Townsite
- Rigde Villa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rigde Villa is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigde Villa
- Uintah Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Uintah Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Village
- Yorkshire Meadow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire Meadow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Meadow
- Eden Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Village
- Eden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Fort Kington ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Kington is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kington
- Greenwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Adamdell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Adamdell is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamdell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taggarts, see our County-by-County Page for Taggarts.
Cemeteries Near Taggarts ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taggarts.
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 Taggarts - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taggarts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taggarts, with the one closest to Taggarts listed first.
- Round Valley Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Milton Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Richville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henefer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porterville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Cemetery
- The Echo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Echo Historical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77207 <2>
- Peterson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (64 more) ...
- Mountain Green Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coalville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abbey of the Holy Trinity Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbey of the Holy Trinity Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abbey of the Holy Trinity Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Huntsville.
- The Abbey of the Holy Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Trinity Abbey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336510 <2>
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 Taggarts in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Taggarts.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taggarts, with the one closest to Taggarts listed first.
- Morgan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Croydon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Croydon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Henefer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Echo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Coalville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Hoytsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoytsville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytsville
- Huntsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Uintah
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kaysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wanship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Layton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taggarts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taggarts.
Newspapers Published in Taggarts ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taggarts.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taggarts, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taggarts.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Taggarts:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cache County
- Davis County
- Salt Lake County
- Summit County
- Wasatch 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Taggarts) 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 Taggarts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |