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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 Upper Kimberly (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 Upper Kimberly. 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 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.

Upper Kimberly is located in Piute 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 Piute County: Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Millard, Sevier & Wayne.

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

  • Piute County     (The home county of Upper Kimberly)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upper Kimberly, with the one closest to Upper Kimberly listed first.
    • Kimberly ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Kimberly is located in Piute County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • Lower Kimberly ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Lower Kimberly is located in Piute County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Kimberly
    • Hoovers
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Hoovers is located in Piute County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoovers
    • Pittsburg ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Pittsburg is located in Piute County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Marysvale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Alunite ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Alunite is located in Piute County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alunite
    • Thompsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Thompsonville is located in Piute County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
    • Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Circleville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Kingston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwich
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Greenwich is located in Piute County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Angle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Angle is located in Piute County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle
      • Former names for Angle:
      • Lower Grass Valley
      • Spring Creek
  • Beaver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upper Kimberly, with the one closest to Upper Kimberly listed first.
    • Sulphurdale ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sulphurdale is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphurdale
    • North Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Creek is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
    • Manderfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Manderfield is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manderfield
    • Fort Cameron ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Cameron is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Cameron
    • Beaver
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,200 people
      • Beaver has also been known as:
      • Beaver City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <1>
    • Greenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenville is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Lees Spring ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Lees Spring is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Spring
    • Adamsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Adamsville is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Former names for Adamsville:
      • Beaver Iron Works
      • Wales
  • Garfield County
    • Bone Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Bone Valley is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Valley
  • Millard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upper Kimberly, with the one closest to Upper Kimberly listed first.
    • Cove Fort ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cove Fort is located in Millard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Fort
      • Cove Fort has also been known as:
      • Charles Willden's Fort
    • Kanosh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Kanosh Indian Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hatton ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hatton is located in Millard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
      • Former names for Hatton:
      • Corn Creek
      • Lower Corn Creek
      • Petersburg
    • Meadow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Meadow is located in Millard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Sevier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upper Kimberly, with the one closest to Upper Kimberly listed first.
    • Sevier
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sevier is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevier
    • Joseph
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Joseph is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
    • Monroe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Monroe is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,383 people
      • Former names for Monroe:
      • Alma
      • Monkey Town
      • South Bend
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
    • Austin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Austin is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin has also been known as:
      • Frog Town
    • Elsinore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Central Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Central Valley is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
      • Former names for Central Valley:
      • Central
      • Inverury
    • Annabella
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Richfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Koosharem
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Burrville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Burrville is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
    • Glenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Venice
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Venice is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice

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

Cemeteries Near Upper Kimberly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upper Kimberly.

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 Upper Kimberly - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upper Kimberly, with the one closest to Upper Kimberly 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 Upper Kimberly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Upper Kimberly.

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

  • Marysvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Monroe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Monroe is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,383 people
    • Former names for Monroe:
    • Alma
    • Monkey Town
    • South Bend
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
  • Beaver
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,200 people
    • Beaver has also been known as:
    • Beaver City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <1>
  • Junction
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Elsinore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Kanosh
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Circleville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Kingston
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenville is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Lees Spring ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lees Spring is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Spring
  • Annabella
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwich
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Greenwich is located in Piute County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Richfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Adamsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Adamsville is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Former names for Adamsville:
      • Beaver Iron Works
      • Wales
    • Meadow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Meadow is located in Millard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people

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

Newspapers Published in Upper Kimberly ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Kimberly.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upper Kimberly, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upper Kimberly.

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 Upper Kimberly:

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 Upper Kimberly, 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- Upper Kimberly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.