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 Wilson (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 Wilson. 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.
Wilson 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 Wilson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilson:
- Weber County (The home county of Wilson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Evona
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Evona is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Marriott ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marriott is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marriott
- Ogden Fort ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ogden Fort is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Fort
- Ogden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Marriott - Slaterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marriott - Slaterville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marriott - Slaterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Bingham's Fort ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham's Fort is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham's Fort
- Century Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Century Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century Village
- Mound Fort ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Fort is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Fort
- Browns Fort ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Fort is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Fort
- Fort Buenaventura ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Buenaventura is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Buenaventura
- West Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farr's Fort ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Farr's Fort is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr's Fort
- Box Elder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- South Willard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Willard is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Willard
- Willard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek Fort ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Fort
- Perry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mantua
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- 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
- Box Elder Fort ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brigham City Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City Fort
- Brigham City
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Fort Davis ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Promontory Point ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Promontory Point is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promontory Point
- Corinne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saline
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saline is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Cache County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Avon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- 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
- Paradise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hyrum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monte Christo ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monte Christo is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Christo
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Clint Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clint Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
- Al Vi Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Al Vi Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Vi Village
- Arsenal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arsenal is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kingston Fort ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Fort
- Country Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- South Weber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clearfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smith Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smith Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anchorage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Anchorage is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Mountain Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Green is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
- Peterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Littleton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Morgan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Como Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Como Springs is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Springs
- Richville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Richville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Porterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Porterville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Devils Slide ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Devils Slide is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Slide
- Croydon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Croydon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Salt Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Denver City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Denver City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
- San Domingo City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- San Domingo City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Domingo City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilson, see our County-by-County Page for Wilson.
Cemeteries Near Wilson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilson.
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 Wilson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- West Haven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Aultorest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Ogden City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roy City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lindquist's Washington Heights Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Weber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plain City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Weber Historical Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lindquist's Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ben Lomond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (46 more) ...
- Warren - West Warren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Clinton City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Uintah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Uintah Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Uintah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77474 <2>
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 Wilson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Ogden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Slaterville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Slaterville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
- Riverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
- Plain City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plain City is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
- Hooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Ogden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Steed is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steed
- Uintah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Syracuse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Layton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Willard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- Kaysville
(14 miles [22.5 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 Wilson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilson.
Newspapers Published in Wilson ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilson, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilson.
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 helpful 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 Wilson:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Weber County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Box Elder County
- Cache County
- Davis County
- Morgan County
- Salt Lake 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilson) 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 Wilson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |