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 Wakefield (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 Wakefield. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Wakefield 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 Wakefield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wakefield:
- Weber County (The home county of Wakefield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Plain City
(Less than 2 miles 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
- Pioneer Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pioneer Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Farr West
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Warren
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- West Weber
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Weber is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Weber
- Marriott - Slaterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marriott - Slaterville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marriott - Slaterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
- Harrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harrisville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
- Bingham's Fort ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham's Fort is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham's Fort
- Marriott ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marriott is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marriott
- Lynn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Former names for Lynn:
- Bingham Fort
- Five Points
- Fort Bingham
- Lynne
- Century Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Century Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century Village
- Evona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evona is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Box Elder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- South Willard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Willard is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Willard
- Willard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek Fort ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Fort
- Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Box Elder Fort ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brigham City Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City Fort
- Brigham City
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Promontory Point ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Promontory Point is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promontory Point
- Saline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saline is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Call's Fort
(21 miles [33.8 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 Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Paradise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Plata ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- La Plata is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
- Wellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hyrum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nibley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nibley is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,168 people
- Mendon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monte Christo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monte Christo is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Christo
- Millville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Al Vi Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Al Vi Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Vi Village
- Clint Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clint Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arsenal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arsenal is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
- Sunset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kingston Fort ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Fort
- Country Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Clearfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Smith Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Smith Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- South Weber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anchorage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Anchorage is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Sahara Village
(14 miles [22.5 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 Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Mountain Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Green is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
- Peterson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Enterprise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Littleton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Morgan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Como Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Como Springs is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Springs
- Richville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Porterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Porterville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wakefield, see our County-by-County Page for Wakefield.
Cemeteries Near Wakefield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wakefield.
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 Wakefield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wakefield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Plain City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Weber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Warren - West Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- West Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ben Lomond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ogden City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
- The Willard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Willard City Cemetery
- Willard Precinct Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #565416 <2>
- Willard Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hooper Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roy City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aultorest Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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 (51 more) ...
- Lindquist's Washington Heights Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Wakefield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wakefield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Plain City
(Less than 2 miles 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
- Slaterville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slaterville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
- Harrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harrisville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
- North Ogden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ogden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Willard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hooper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Steed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Steed is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steed
- Uintah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Syracuse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Eden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brigham City
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- Huntsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Layton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wakefield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wakefield.
Newspapers Published in Wakefield ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wakefield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wakefield, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wakefield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Wakefield:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Weber County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Box Elder County
- Cache County
- Davis County
- Morgan 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wakefield) 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 Wakefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |