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 Westfold (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 Westfold. 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 and hospitals 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.
Westfold 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 Westfold. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westfold:
- Salt Lake County (The home county of Westfold)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfold, with the one closest to Westfold listed first.
- Lane Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Featherwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
- Riverton Majestic Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riverton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Jordan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Transwest Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Transwest Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transwest Village
- Wescall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wescall is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wescall
- Bluffdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Draper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Fort ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Fort is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Fort
- Herriman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Herriman ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fort Herriman is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Herriman
- Cobblestone Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfold, with the one closest to Westfold listed first.
- Castle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Castle is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
- North Salt Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Val Verda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Val Verda is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verda
- Oakhaven Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakhaven Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Village
- Woods Cross
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bountiful Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful Fort
- Bountiful
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
- West Bountiful
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Center Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Center Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Centerville Fort ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Centerville Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Fort
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Benchmark Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Benchmark Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark Village
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfold, with the one closest to Westfold listed first.
- Altus ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Altus is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Summit Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Park is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Snyderville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Park City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gorgosa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gorgosa is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorgosa
- South Snyderville Basin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Snyderville Basin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tooele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfold, with the one closest to Westfold listed first.
- Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Former names for Lincoln:
- Lake View
- Pine Canyon
- Lake Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Point is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
- Tooele
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mills Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Junction is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Junction
- Former names for Mills Junction:
- Milltown
- Millvale
- Milton
- Richville
- Gisborn ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gisborn is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
- Jacob City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jacob City is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Ophir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
- Erda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stansbury park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mercur ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mercur is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Bauer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bauer is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Batesville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Batesville is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Utah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfold, with the one closest to Westfold listed first.
- Lehi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 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>
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- American Fork
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- Saratoga Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Eagle Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Deer Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Silver Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- 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
- Pleasant Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Fort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Mutual Dell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mutual Dell is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Dell
- Wasatch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfold, with the one closest to Westfold listed first.
- Mound City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mound City is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Interlaken
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Interlaken is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Charleston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Jordanelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jordanelle is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanelle
- Cranmer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
- Daniel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Daniel is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
- Hailstone ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hailstone is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailstone
- Heber City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Heber City is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,574 people
- Heber City has also been known as:
- Heber
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber City <1>
- Keetley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Keetley is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetley
- Wallsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wallsburg is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Former names for Wallsburg:
- Little Warm Valley
- Round Valley
- Wallsburg Fort
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallsburg <1>
- Hideout
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hideout is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
- Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westfold, see our County-by-County Page for Westfold.
Cemeteries Near Westfold ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westfold.
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 Westfold - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westfold covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westfold, with the one closest to Westfold listed first.
- Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park South
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverton City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wights Fort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bluffdale City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crescent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Herriman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Draper City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Hills Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hills Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Lake Hills Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Hills Cemetery
- Lake Hills Memorial Estates
- Memorial Lake Hills Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77296 <2>
- Sandy City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cutler Hill Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Jordan City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (75 more) ...
- Utah Veterans Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midvale City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Westfold in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westfold.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westfold, with the one closest to Westfold listed first.
- Jordan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Herriman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Draper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Jordan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Taylorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lehi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Bingham ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 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>
- Cottonwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Millcreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Granger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Granger is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- El Dorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westfold. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westfold.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Westfold:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Salt Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davis County
- Summit County
- Tooele County
- Utah County
- Wasatch 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> | 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 Westfold, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |