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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 Thompson Acres (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 Thompson Acres. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Thompson Acres is located in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County: Davis, Morgan, Summit, Tooele, Utah & Wasatch.

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

  • Salt Lake County     (The home county of Thompson Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Acres, with the one closest to Thompson Acres listed first.
    • West Valley City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cherrywood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Cherrywood Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
    • Westwood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Westwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Dublin Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Dublin Town is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Town
    • Hector Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hector Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Village
    • Martin Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Martin Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Village
    • Briargate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Briargate is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briargate
    • Centennial Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Centennial Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
    • Chateau Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Chateau Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
    • Copper City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Copper City is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
    • Indian Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Indian Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Centennial Village Two
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Acres, with the one closest to Thompson Acres listed first.
    • Castle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Castle is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
    • North Salt Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Val Verda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Val Verda is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verda
    • Woods Cross
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Bountiful
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bountiful Fort is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful Fort
    • Bountiful
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bountiful is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
      • Former names for Bountiful:
      • Calls Settlement
      • North Canyon Settlement
      • North Canyon Ward
      • North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
      • Sessions Settlement
      • Stoker
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <1>
    • Cottonwood Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
    • Oakhaven Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakhaven Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Village
    • Center Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Center Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Centerville Fort ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Centerville Fort is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Fort
    • Centerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Acres, with the one closest to Thompson Acres listed first.
    • Porterville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Porterville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
    • Richville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Richville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
    • Littleton ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Littleton is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Milton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Milton is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Como Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Como Springs is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Springs
    • Morgan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Acres, with the one closest to Thompson Acres listed first.
    • Altus ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Altus is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Summit Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Summit Park is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
    • Gorgosa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Gorgosa is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorgosa
    • Snyderville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • South Snyderville Basin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • North Snyderville Basin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Park City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Silver Creek Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Tooele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Acres, with the one closest to Thompson Acres listed first.
    • Lake Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Lake Point is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
    • Lincoln
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Former names for Lincoln:
      • Lake View
      • Pine Canyon
    • Mills Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Mills Junction is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Junction
      • Former names for Mills Junction:
      • Milltown
      • Millvale
      • Milton
      • Richville
    • Stansbury park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Erda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Tooele
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Burmester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Burmester is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmester
    • Bauer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Bauer is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • Gisborn ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gisborn is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
    • Jacob City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jacob City is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
    • Stockton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Grantsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Acres, with the one closest to Thompson Acres listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Alpine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Alpine is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
      • Former names for Alpine:
      • Dry Creek Settlement
      • Fort Wordsworth
      • Mountainville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <1>
    • Lehi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lehi is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <1>
    • Highland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Lake is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake has also been known as:
      • Silver Lake Summer Home Area
    • Saratoga Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • American Fork
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • American Fork is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
      • Former names for American Fork:
      • Lake City
      • McArthursville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <1>
    • Deer Creek ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Deer Creek is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest City is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Cedar Fort
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Eagle Mountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Wasatch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Acres, with the one closest to Thompson Acres listed first.
    • Mound City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Mound City is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Cranmer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
    • Interlaken
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Interlaken is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
    • Midway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Thompson Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thompson Acres.

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 Thompson Acres - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thompson Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thompson Acres, with the one closest to Thompson Acres 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.<3>

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

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

  • Granger
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Granger is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
  • El Dorado
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
  • Taylorsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Riter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Riter is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riter
  • Buena Vista
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • West Jordan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Murray
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
    • Murray has also been known as:
    • Murray City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <1>
  • Millcreek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Franklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Union
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Union is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Sugar House ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
  • Salt Lake City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cottonwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Williams
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Williams is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Bingham ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Bingham has also been known as:
      • Bingham Canyon
      • Bingham Herd House
      • Binghams Gulch
      • Jinxtown

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

Newspapers Published in Thompson Acres ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thompson Acres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thompson Acres, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thompson Acres.

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 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 Thompson Acres:

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>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 Thompson Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Thompson Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.