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 Whites Crossing (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 Whites Crossing. 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 Whites Crossing ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Whites Crossing: Whites Xing.
- While the name of this community is Whites Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Whites Crossing may originally have been White's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Whites Crossing might be written as White Crossing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Whites Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whites Crossing.
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 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.
Whites Crossing is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Davis, Rich, Salt Lake, Summit & Weber.
Below are the counties that are near Whites Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whites Crossing:
- Morgan County (The home county of Whites Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Crossing, with the one closest to Whites Crossing listed first.
- Porterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Porterville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Richville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Como Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Como Springs is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Springs
- Morgan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Littleton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Devils Slide ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Devils Slide is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Slide
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Croydon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Croydon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Peterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Mountain Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Green is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Crossing, with the one closest to Whites Crossing listed first.
- Cottonwood Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
- Aegean Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Aegean Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aegean Village
- Benchmark Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Benchmark Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark Village
- Centerville Fort ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Fort
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Oakhaven Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhaven Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Village
- Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bountiful Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful Fort
- Center Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Center Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Chase Lane Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chase Lane Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Lane Village
- Farmington Fort ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Farmington Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Fort
- Bountiful
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lupine Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lupine Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupine Village
- Salt Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Crossing, with the one closest to Whites Crossing listed first.
- San Domingo City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- San Domingo City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Domingo City
- Maple City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maple City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Fort Douglas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Douglas is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
- Fort Douglas has also been known as:
- Camp Kent
- Foothill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foothill Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- University Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- University Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Jackson Park Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Park Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Park Village
- Canyon Rim
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Canyon Rim is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Rim
- Fort Salt Lake City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Salt Lake City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Salt Lake City
- Granite
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Granite is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Salt Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Williams
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Yuma View
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yuma View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma View
- Baker Mine ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Baker Mine is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Mine
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Crossing, with the one closest to Whites Crossing listed first.
- Henefer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Echo City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Echo City is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo City
- Echo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coalville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Altus ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Altus is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Gorgosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gorgosa is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorgosa
- Summit Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Summit Park is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Hoytsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hoytsville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytsville
- North Snyderville Basin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wanship
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grass Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grass Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Snyderville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Utah County
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Forest City is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Wasatch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Crossing, with the one closest to Whites Crossing listed first.
- Hideout
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hideout is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
- Cranmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
- Keetley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keetley is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetley
- Hailstone ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hailstone is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailstone
- Jordanelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jordanelle is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanelle
- Interlaken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Interlaken is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Mound City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mound City is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Weber County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Crossing, with the one closest to Whites Crossing listed first.
- Uintah Fort ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Uintah Fort is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Fort
- Uintah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Uintah Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Uintah Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Village
- Yorkshire Meadow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkshire Meadow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Meadow
- Fort Kington ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Kington is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kington
- Rigde Villa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rigde Villa is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigde Villa
- Huntsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- 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 <2>
- Adamdell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adamdell is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamdell
- Hidden Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Washington Terrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Terrace is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
- Greenwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Idlewild Townsite
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewild Townsite is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild Townsite
- Riverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whites Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Whites Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Whites Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whites Crossing.
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 Whites Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whites Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whites Crossing, with the one closest to Whites Crossing listed first.
- Porterville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Round Valley Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Milton Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henefer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Enterprise Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (84 more) ...
- Echo Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Cemetery
- The Echo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Echo Historical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77207 <3>
- Farmington City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peterson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Whites Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whites Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whites Crossing, with the one closest to Whites Crossing listed first.
- Morgan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Henefer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Echo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Croydon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Croydon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Peterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Woods Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Douglas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Douglas is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
- Fort Douglas has also been known as:
- Camp Kent
- Hoytsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hoytsville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytsville
- Kaysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hot Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hot Springs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Wanship
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whites Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whites Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Whites Crossing ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whites Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whites Crossing, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whites Crossing.
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 Whites Crossing:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davis County
- Salt Lake County
- Summit County
- Utah County
- Wasatch County
- Weber County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Utah
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Whites Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whites Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |