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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Almy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Almy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Almy, 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 Almy (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 Almy. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Almy is historic, it would have been located within present day Uinta County.

To see how the shape of Wyoming's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Uinta County: Rich (UT), Summit (UT), Lincoln & Sweetwater.

Below are the counties that are near Almy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Almy:

  • Uinta County     (The home county of Almy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Almy, with the one closest to Almy listed first.
    • Bear River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River
      • Bear River is located in Uinta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Evanston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilliard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilliard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
      • Hilliard is located in Uinta County
    • Bridger
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
      • Bridger is located in Uinta County
    • Piedmont ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Uinta County
    • Carter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
      • Carter is located in Uinta County
  • Cache County (UT)
    • Monte Christo ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monte Christo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Christo
      • Monte Christo is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Rich County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Almy, with the one closest to Almy listed first.
    • Woodruff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodruff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
      • Woodruff is located in Rich County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodruff <3>
    • Argyle ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Argyle is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Randolph
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Rich County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <3>
    • Sage Creek ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sage Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek
      • Sage Creek is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Summit County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Almy, with the one closest to Almy listed first.
    • Wahsatch ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahsatch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahsatch
      • Wahsatch is located in Summit County (UT)
    • Castle Rock ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
      • Castle Rock is located in Summit County (UT)
    • Emory
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
      • Emory is located in Summit County (UT)
    • Grass Creek ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
      • Grass Creek is located in Summit County (UT)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Almy, see our County-by-County Page for Almy.

Newspapers Published in Almy ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Almy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Almy, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Almy.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Almy:

Cemeteries Near Almy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Almy.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Almy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Almy, with the one closest to Almy listed first.

  • Almy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Evanston City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyoming State Hospital Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastman Family Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Valley Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Spring Valley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84118 <6>
  • Woodruff Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Woodruff Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodruff Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77512 <6>
  • Guild Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Byrne Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Emory Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emory Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77214 <6>
  • Randolph City Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Upton Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cumberland Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 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.

While we didn't find Almy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Almy.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Almy, with the one closest to Almy listed first.

  • Evanston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wahsatch ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahsatch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahsatch
    • Wahsatch is located in Summit County (UT)
  • Aspen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
    • Aspen is located in Uinta County
  • Woodruff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodruff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
    • Woodruff is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodruff <3>
  • Hilliard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilliard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
    • Hilliard is located in Uinta County
  • Castle Rock ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
    • Castle Rock is located in Summit County (UT)
  • Bridger
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
    • Bridger is located in Uinta County
  • Emory
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
    • Emory is located in Summit County (UT)
  • Randolph
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <3>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Almy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Almy.

The official website for Uinta County: www.uintacounty.com/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/

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 Almy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Almy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Almy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3314, Longitude: -111.0051    
<6>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.




 

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