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 Bear River (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 Bear River. 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 Bear River ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bear River: Bear Riv.
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 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 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.
Bear River is located in 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 Bear River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bear River:
- Uinta County (The home county of Bear River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear River, with the one closest to Bear River listed first.
- Almy ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Evanston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Evanston is located in Uinta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,570 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evanston <2>
- Hilliard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Bridger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Piedmont ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Uinta County
- Cache County (UT)
- Monte Christo ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Christo
- Monte Christo is located in Cache County (UT)
- Monte Christo ‑ Historic
- Rich County (UT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear River, with the one closest to Bear River listed first.
- Woodruff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodruff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
- Argyle ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Argyle is located in Rich County (UT)
- Randolph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
- Sage Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek
- Sage Creek is located in Rich County (UT)
- Sage Creek Junction ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sage Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek Junction
- Sage Creek Junction is located in Rich County (UT)
- Summit County (UT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear River, with the one closest to Bear River listed first.
- Wahsatch ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Castle Rock ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Castle Rock is located in Summit County (UT)
- Emory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bear River, see our County-by-County Page for Bear River.
Newspapers Published in Bear River ...
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 Bear River.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bear River, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bear River.
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 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 Bear River:
- Websites specific to Wyoming
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Wyoming State Archives
- Pages specific to Uinta County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cache County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rich County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Summit County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cache County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wyoming
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wyoming
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wyoming
- Cemeteries of Uinta County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wyoming
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wyoming
Cemeteries Near Bear River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bear River.
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 Bear River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bear River, with the one closest to Bear River listed first.
- Almy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Almy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83979 <5>
- Evanston City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- The Evanston City Cemetery has also been known as:
- City Cemetery
- Evanston Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evanston City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #225471 <5>
- Wyoming State Hospital Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wyoming State Hospital Cemetery is located in Evanston.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyoming State Hospital Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1849976 <5>
- Woodruff Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodruff Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77512 <5>
- Eastman Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastman Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77206 <5>
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84118 <5>
- Randolph City Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- The Randolph City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Randolph Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77403 <5>
- Guild Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guild Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370951 <5>
- Byrne Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- The Byrne Cemetery has also been known as:
- Byrne Family Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrne Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2174256 <5>
- Emory Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emory Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77214 <5>
- Cumberland Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cumberland Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the north of Diamondville.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumberland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84013 <5>
- Sage Junction Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sage Junction Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326120 <5>
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.<6>
While we didn't find Bear River in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bear River.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bear River, with the one closest to Bear River listed first.
- Evanston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Evanston is located in Uinta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,570 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evanston <2>
- Woodruff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodruff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
- Wahsatch ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Aspen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Castle Rock ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Castle Rock is located in Summit County (UT)
- Hilliard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Randolph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
- Bridger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Emory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bear River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bear River.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bear River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Uinta County: www.uintacounty.com/
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 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. |
| <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- Bear River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bear River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3857, Longitude: -111.0272 In this case, the coordinates for Bear River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bear River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |