A visit to the Fort Douglas Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have any burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ft. Douglas Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave<1> website: The Ft. Douglas Cemetery (FAG ID #77230)
We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. We found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere. We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site. Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
This page contains six sections:
- Location of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery ...
- List of neighboring communities ...
- Nearby communities with newspapers ...
- Websites to help with your genealogy research ...
- List of the closest cemeteries ...
- Miscellaneous mentions of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery ...
The Location of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery ...
The Ft. Douglas Cemetery is located in Salt Lake County.
The county seat for Salt Lake County is located in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City lies just to the west of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery [Map].
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Douglas Cemetery
Lat: 40.7603° (40° 45' 37")
Lon: -111.8241° (-111° 49' 26")
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery.
For the full list with details, please visit our List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery. The following communities are located in Salt Lake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for the Ft. Douglas Cemetery.
| Fort Douglas [Map] | |
| - | Lies Less than 2 miles to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery |
| Murray [Map] | |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery |
| Salt Lake City [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the West (W) of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery |
| South Salt Lake [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the Southwest (SW) of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery |
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 all and free to view - although they might link to other websites which do charge.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Ft. Douglas Cemetery:
For pages that are specific to Utah:
| Cyndi's List | Family Search | Genealogy Trails |
These pages are specific to Salt Lake County:
| Cyndi's List | Family Search | Genealogy Trails |
Genealogy information for nearby counties:
Cemetery Information and Directories for Utah:
| Cyndi's List: | Cemeteries of Utah, Cemeteries of Salt Lake County |
| Cemetery Junction: | Directory for Utah |
| FamilySearch.org: | Cemetery Wiki for Utah |
| Find-A-Grave: | The Ft. Douglas Cemetery (FAG ID #77230) |
| Internment.net: | Cemeteries of Utah, Cemeteries of Salt Lake County |
Of Special Interest ...
The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
| Disaster Stories from Utah |
List of the closest cemeteries ...
We know of 15 cemeteries that are within Less than 2 miles of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery. The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
All of the following cemeteries are located in Salt Lake County.
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW) of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77145
Brigham Young Family Memorial Cemetery [Map]
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW) of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #641495
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW) of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77212
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the south (S) of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77267
Kimball - Whitney Cemetery [Map]
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW) of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #109281
Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery [Map]
The cemetery lies Less than 2 miles to the south (S) of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77303
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW) of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #1996401
A large cemetery that lies Less than 2 miles to the west northwest (WNW) of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #1788928
Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery [Map]
The cemetery lies Less than 2 miles to the west northwest (WNW) of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77344
A very large cemetery that lies Less than 2 miles to the west (W) of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77346
St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery [Map]
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the west (W) of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery
The location of this cemetery has been estimated<3>
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2296912
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW) of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77424
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest (NW) of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2391749
Shrine of Memorial Mausoleum [Map]
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest (NW) of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery
Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park [Map]
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW) of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77494
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
Miscellaneous References and Mentions of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery ...
While our initial data for the Ft. Douglas Cemetery came from goverment sources, we have also found mention of the Ft. Douglas Cemetery elsewhere. Typically we have little information to start with, but we try to add detail as we continue our research. We've created the following list to keep track of the sources we found useful in our research about the Ft. Douglas Cemetery.
Referenced GNIS Record ...
GNIS ID #1448417 (Name of Record: Fort Douglas Cemetery)
Class: cemetery
County: Salt Lake
Lat: 40.7602241 Lon: -111.8241008 [Map]
Elev: 1508 Map Name: Fort Douglas
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: FAG ID #77230
Other Roadside Stops ...
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ft. Douglas Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7603, Longitude: -111.8241 [Map]. |
| <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. |