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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 Egypt (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 Egypt. 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.

Egypt is located in Franklin County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Bannock, Bear Lake, Caribou, Oneida & Cache (UT).

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Egypt)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
    • Whitney
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Franklin County
    • Preston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <2>
    • Franklin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
    • Cherryville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
      • Cherryville is located in Franklin County
    • Dayton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
    • Weston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>
    • Utida
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
      • Utida is located in Franklin County
    • Clifton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oxford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Thatcher
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thatcher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
      • Thatcher is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thatcher <2>
  • Bannock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
    • Swanlake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Downey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bear Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
    • Fish Haven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bloomington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Saint Charles
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Paris
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>
    • Bern
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dingle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Wardboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
      • Wardboro is located in Bear Lake County
  • Caribou County
    • Bench
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench
      • Bench is located in Caribou County
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
    • Woodruff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
      • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
    • Cherry Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
      • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
    • Malad City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malad City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malad City
      • Malad City is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malad City <2>
    • Saint Johns
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
      • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
    • Gwenford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwenford
      • Gwenford is located in Oneida County
    • Pleasantview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
      • Pleasantview is located in Oneida County
  • Box Elder County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
    • Portage Old Fort ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Portage Old Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Old Fort
      • Portage Old Fort is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Fort Malad ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Malad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Malad
      • Fort Malad is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Plymouth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <2>
    • Wheelon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelon
      • Wheelon is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Beaverdam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
      • Beaverdam is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Washakie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washakie
      • Washakie is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Portage
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Fielding
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fielding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
      • Fielding is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fielding <2>
    • Collinston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
      • Collinston is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Riverside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deweyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
      • Deweyville is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
      • Former names for Deweyville:
      • Dewey Spring
      • Dewey
      • Empey's Spring
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <2>
    • Garland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garland <2>
  • Cache County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
    • Lewiston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
      • Former names for Lewiston:
      • Cub Hill
      • Poverty Flat
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <2>
    • Cove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Cove is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Utida
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
      • Utida is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Cornish
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Richmond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <2>
    • Morton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Trenton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Amalga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
      • Amalga is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
    • White Horse Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Village
      • White Horse Village is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Clarkston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston
      • Clarkston is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkston <2>
    • Smithfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Newton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>
  • Rich County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
    • Garden City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickelville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickelville
      • Pickelville is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Garden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
      • Garden is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Meadowville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
      • Meadowville is located in Rich County (UT)

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

Newspapers Published in Egypt ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Egypt.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Egypt, 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 Egypt.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Egypt:

Cemeteries Near Egypt ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Egypt.

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 Egypt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Whitney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitney Cemetery
  • Preston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
  • Lewiston City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Miller - Pollock Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cornish Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Richmond City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Treasureton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Treasureton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Treasureton Cemetery
  • Trenton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oxford Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Cemetery
  • Clarkston City Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (41 more) ...

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 Egypt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Egypt.

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

  • Preston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <2>
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
  • Anderson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Franklin County
  • Lewiston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
    • Former names for Lewiston:
    • Cub Hill
    • Poverty Flat
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <2>
  • Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Cove is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Richmond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <2>
  • Trenton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarkston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston
    • Clarkston is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkston <2>
  • Smithfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Swanlake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Newton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>
  • Cache Junction ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
    • Cache Junction is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hyde Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
      • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
    • Plymouth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Egypt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Egypt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Egypt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0966, Longitude: -111.8374       In this case, the coordinates for Egypt 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 Egypt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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