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 Wildwood (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 Wildwood. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Wildwood is located in Utah 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 Utah County: Carbon, Duchesne, Juab, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Tooele & Wasatch.
Below are the counties that are near Wildwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wildwood:
- Utah County (The home county of Wildwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
- Vivian Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vivian Park is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian Park
- Sundance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aspen Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aspen Grove is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Grove
- Christmas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Christmas City is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas City
- Olmstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olmstead is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Mutual Dell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual Dell is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Dell
- Orem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lindon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Bunker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bunker is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Geneva ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Salt Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
- Albion Basin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Albion Basin is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Basin
- Albion Basin has also been known as:
- Albion Alps
- Snowbird
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Former name for Alta:
- Central City
- Alta has also been known as:
- Alta City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <1>
- Brighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Solitude
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Garden City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Silver Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Silver Fork is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Fork
- Canyon Oak Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Canyon Oak Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Oak Village
- Summerhill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Summerhill Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill Village
- Cobblestone Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
- Dimple Dell Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dimple Dell Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple Dell Village
- Draper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
- Park City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Snyderville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Francis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Francis is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
- Woodland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Snyderville Basin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kamas Fort ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kamas Fort is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas Fort
- Kamas Fort has also been known as:
- Rhoades Valley Fort
- Kamas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Samak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Altus ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Altus is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Gorgosa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gorgosa is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorgosa
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Former names for Marion:
- Boulderville
- Morell
- Wasatch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
- Wallsburg
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Daniel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mound City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mound City is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Interlaken
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Interlaken is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Heber City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Jordanelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jordanelle is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanelle
- Timber Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hailstone ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hailstone is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailstone
- Cranmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wildwood, see our County-by-County Page for Wildwood.
Cemeteries Near Wildwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wildwood.
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 Wildwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wildwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
- Orem City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Timpanogos Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wallsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wallsburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Wallsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77491 <2>
- Lake View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lindon City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Provo City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Provo City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Provo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77401 <2>
- Midway City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ft. Field
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (68 more) ...
- William Walter Wilson Burial Site
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- American Fork Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Wildwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wildwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
- Wallsburg
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Provo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Provo is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,295 people
- Former names for Provo:
- Fort Provo
- Fort Utah
- Provo has also been known as:
- Provo City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provo <1>
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Heber City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- American Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Springville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Alta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Former name for Alta:
- Central City
- Alta has also been known as:
- Alta City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <1>
- Brighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lehi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spanish Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spanish Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,268 people
- Spanish Fork has also been known as:
- Spanish Fork City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Fork <1>
- Garden City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wildwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wildwood.
Newspapers Published in Wildwood ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wildwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wildwood, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wildwood.
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 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 Wildwood:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Utah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Salt Lake County
- Summit 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 Wildwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Wildwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |