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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 Tooele (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 Tooele. 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 Tooele ...

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.

The city of Tooele was originally named Tuilla

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.

A Few Details for Tooele ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • Tooele was established in 1851.

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 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.

Tooele is located in Tooele County and is the County Seat.

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 Tooele County: Elko (NV), White Pine (NV), Box Elder, Davis, Juab, Salt Lake, Utah & Weber.

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

  • Tooele County     (The home county of Tooele)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tooele, with the one closest to Tooele listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Erda
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erda
      • Erda is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erda <2>
    • Bauer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stockton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stansbury park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stansbury park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansbury park
      • Stansbury park is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stansbury park <2>
    • Mills Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Slagtown ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slagtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagtown
      • Slagtown is located in Tooele County
      • Former name for Slagtown:
      • Martinville
      • Slagtown has also been known as:
      • Rush Lake
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slagtown
      • From Tooele to Slagtown
    • Grantsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
      • Grantsville is located in Tooele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <2>
    • Lake Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Gisborn ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gisborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
      • Gisborn is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gisborn
      • From Tooele to Gisborn
    • Jacob City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacob City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
      • Jacob City is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jacob City
      • From Tooele to Jacob City
    • Ophir
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tooele, with the one closest to Tooele listed first.
    • North Salt Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Salt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salt Lake
      • North Salt Lake is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Salt Lake <2>
    • Val Verda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Val Verda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verda
      • Val Verda is located in Davis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Val Verda
      • From Tooele to Val Verda
  • Salt Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tooele, with the one closest to Tooele listed first.
    • Highland Boy ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bingham ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
      • Bingham has also been known as:
      • Bingham Canyon
      • Bingham Herd House
      • Binghams Gulch
      • Jinxtown
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bingham
      • From Tooele to Bingham
    • Copperfield ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copperfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
      • Copperfield is located in Salt Lake County
      • Former name for Copperfield:
      • Upper Bingham
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Copperfield
      • From Tooele to Copperfield
    • Copperton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lark ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
      • Lark is located in Salt Lake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lark
      • From Tooele to Lark
    • Fort Herriman ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bacchus ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Herriman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Arthur ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Browns Townsite
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Townsite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Townsite
      • Browns Townsite is located in Salt Lake County
    • Chambers Townsite
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambers Townsite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Townsite
      • Chambers Townsite is located in Salt Lake County
    • Copper City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
      • Copper City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tooele, with the one closest to Tooele listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Fort
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Manning ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Manning is located in Utah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Manning
      • From Tooele to Manning
    • Camp Floyd ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Mountain <2>
    • Fairfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lehi
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
      • Lehi is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <2>
    • Saratoga Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Alpine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Highland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <2>
    • American Fork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
      • Cedar Hills is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hills <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Tooele ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tooele.

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

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

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tooele had a population of 1,000 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tooele had a population of 37,046 people.

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

  • Erda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erda
    • Erda is located in Tooele County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erda <2>
  • Stockton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bingham ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
    • Bingham has also been known as:
    • Bingham Canyon
    • Bingham Herd House
    • Binghams Gulch
    • Jinxtown
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bingham
    • From Tooele to Bingham
  • Mills Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grantsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
    • Grantsville is located in Tooele County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <2>
  • Lake Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ophir
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rush Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Valley
    • Rush Valley is located in Tooele County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Valley <2>
  • Saint John
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Saint John is located in Tooele County
  • Herriman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mercur ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Fort
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Jordan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
    • West Jordan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • El Dorado
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dorado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
      • El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tooele ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tooele.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tooele. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tooele and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tooele.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> of Tooele.

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 helpful 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 Tooele:

The official website for Tooele: https://tooelecity.org/

The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>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- Tooele) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tooele. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5343, Longitude: -112.2985    
<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 Tooele, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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