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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Winter Quarters. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Winter Quarters to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Winter Quarters, please Contact Us.
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 Winter Quarters (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 Winter Quarters. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Winter Quarters is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Winter Quarters. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winter Quarters:
- Carbon County (The home county of Winter Quarters)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winter Quarters, with the one closest to Winter Quarters listed first.
- Scofield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Scofield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Clear Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clear Creek is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Consumers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Consumers is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consumers
- National ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- National is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
- Sweet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sweet is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet
- Coal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- 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
- Mutual ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mutual is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Latuda ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Latuda is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latuda
- Rains ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rains is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Standardville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Standardville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standardville
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peerless is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Spring Canyon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Canyon is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Canyon
- Spring Canyon has also been known as:
- Storrs
- Wattis ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wattis is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattis
- Emery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winter Quarters, with the one closest to Winter Quarters listed first.
- Hale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hale is located in Emery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Connellsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Connellsville is located in Emery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
- Mohrland ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mohrland is located in Emery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrland
- Huntington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sanpete County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winter Quarters, with the one closest to Winter Quarters listed first.
- Beaver Dams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Spring City Fort ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Spring City Fort is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City Fort
- Spring City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Moroni Fort ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moroni Fort is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moroni Fort
- Moroni
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Wales
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Utah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winter Quarters, with the one closest to Winter Quarters listed first.
- Colton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colton is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Tucker ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Former name for Tucker:
- Clear Creek
- Mill Fork ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Fork
- Birdseye
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Birdseye is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Former names for Birdseye:
- Clinton
- Summit Basin
- Thistle ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thistle is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
- Covered Bridge Canyon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wasatch County
- Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 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 Winter Quarters, see our County-by-County Page for Winter Quarters.
Cemeteries Near Winter Quarters ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winter Quarters.
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 Winter Quarters - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winter Quarters covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winter Quarters, with the one closest to Winter Quarters listed first.
- Scofield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Colton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Family Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview City Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview City Cemetery
- The Fairview City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview City Upper Cemetery
- Fairview Upper Cemetery
- Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
- The Fairview Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview City Lower Cemetery
- Fairview City Cemetery
- Fairview Lower Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288502 <3>
- Austrian Central Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austrian Central Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Austrian Central Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Spring Glen.
- The Austrian Central Cemetery has also been known as:
- Central Cemetery
- Slovenian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77142 <3>
- Spring Glen Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Castle Gate Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spencer Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crandall Canyon Mine
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mill Fork Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hiawatha Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant City Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon County Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Winter Quarters in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winter Quarters.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winter Quarters, with the one closest to Winter Quarters listed first.
- Scofield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Scofield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Hale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hale is located in Emery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Colton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colton is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Former name for Tucker:
- Clear Creek
- Tucker ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Former name for Tucker:
- Clear Creek
- Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Soldier Summit is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Summit
- Hill Top
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hill Top is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Indianola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Indianola is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
- Mill Fork ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Fork
- Helper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Price
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spring City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winter Quarters. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winter Quarters.
Newspapers Published in Winter Quarters ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winter Quarters.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winter Quarters, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winter Quarters.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Winter Quarters:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Carbon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Emery County
- Sanpete County
- Utah County
- Wasatch County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Utah
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Winter Quarters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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- Winter Quarters) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |