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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 Wattis Junction (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 Wattis Junction. 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 Wattis Junction ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Wattis Junction: Wattis Jct. (or less commonly used: Wattis Jctn.)

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.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Wattis Junction is located in Carbon 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 Carbon County: Duchesne, Emery, Grand, Sanpete & Utah.

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

  • Carbon County     (The home county of Wattis Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wattis Junction, with the one closest to Wattis Junction listed first.
    • Wattis ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Wattis is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattis
    • Hiawatha
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Hiawatha is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
    • Coal City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Coal City is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
      • Former names for Coal City:
      • Cedar Mesa Ranch
      • Dempsey City
      • Dempseyville
      • Great Western
      • Oak Springs Bench
    • Consumers ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Consumers is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consumers
    • Latuda ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Latuda is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latuda
    • National ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • National is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
    • Peerless ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Peerless is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
    • Standardville ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Standardville is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standardville
    • Sweet ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sweet is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet
    • Price
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Glen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Glen is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
    • Clear Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Clear Creek is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
  • Emery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wattis Junction, with the one closest to Wattis Junction listed first.
    • Mohrland ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Mohrland is located in Emery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrland
    • Connellsville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Connellsville is located in Emery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
    • Elmo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cleveland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Desert Lake ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Desert Lake is located in Emery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Lake
    • Lawrence ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Lawrence is located in Emery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Victor ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Victor is located in Emery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
    • Hale ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hale is located in Emery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
    • Castle Dale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Orangeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Wilsonville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Wilsonville is located in Emery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
  • Sanpete County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wattis Junction, with the one closest to Wattis Junction listed first.
    • Beaver Dams
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaver Dams is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dams
      • Beaver Dams has also been known as:
      • Beaver Dams Summer Homes Area
    • Fairview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,580 people
      • Former names for Mount Pleasant:
      • Fort Hambleton
      • Hambleton
      • Hambletowns Settlement
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <1>
    • Spring City Fort ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Spring City Fort is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City Fort
    • Spring City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Chester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wattis Junction, with the one closest to Wattis Junction listed first.
    • Colton ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Colton is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
    • Tucker ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Tucker is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Former name for Tucker:
      • Clear Creek
  • Wasatch County
    • Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Soldier Summit is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Summit

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

Cemeteries Near Wattis Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wattis Junction.

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 Wattis Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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

  • Price
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Helper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cleveland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Scofield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Scofield is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Lawrence ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lawrence is located in Emery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Hale ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hale is located in Emery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
  • Orangeville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Castle Dale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Colton ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Colton is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
  • Fairview
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Sanpete County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,580 people
    • Former names for Mount Pleasant:
    • Fort Hambleton
    • Hambleton
    • Hambletowns Settlement
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <1>
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Spring City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Soldier Summit is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Summit
    • Hill Top
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hill Top is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top

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

Newspapers Published in Wattis Junction ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wattis Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wattis Junction, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wattis Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Wattis Junction:

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 Wattis Junction, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wattis Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.