The location of Wights Fort Cemetery
A visit to the Wights Fort 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 Wights Fort Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave<1> website: The Wights Fort Cemetery (FAG ID #77510)
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 Wights Fort Cemetery ...
- List of the closest cemeteries ...
- List of neighboring communities ...
- Nearby communities with newspapers ...
- Websites to help with your genealogy research ...
- Miscellaneous mentions of the Wights Fort Cemetery ...
The Location of the Wights Fort Cemetery ...
The Wights Fort Cemetery is located in Salt Lake County. The county seat for Salt Lake County is located in Salt Lake City.
Below are the GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) that we are using for the location of the Wights Fort Cemetery
Lat: 40.5876° (40° 35' 15")
Lon: -111.9737° (-111° 58' 25")
List of the closest cemeteries ...
We know of 23 cemeteries that are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Wights Fort Cemetery. The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
All of the following cemeteries are located in Salt Lake County.
| Bingham City Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77153 |
| Bluffdale City Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77157 |
| Chandler Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 8 miles [12.9 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77176 |
| Crescent Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77191 |
| Cutler Hill Pioneer Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2146113 |
| Draper City Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the Southeast (SE) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #109279 |
| Elysian Burial Gardens [Map] | |
| - | Lies 8 miles [12.9 km] to the Northeast (NE) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77212 |
| Granite City Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 8 miles [12.9 km] to the East (E) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77246 |
| Herriman Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the Southwest (SW) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77264 |
| Lake Hills Memorial Park Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77296 |
| Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #109282 |
| Midvale City Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77331 |
| Murray City Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the Northeast (NE) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77356 |
| Redwood Memorial Estates Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77405 |
| Riverton City Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77411 |
| Sandy City Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the East (E) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77425 |
| South Jordan Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the Southeast (SE) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77437 |
| Taylorsville Memorial Park [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77461 |
| Union Fort Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| Union Fort Pioneer Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #109287 |
| Valley View Memorial Park [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the North (N) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77481 |
| Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park South [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the South (S) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #1984961 |
| West Jordan City Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77501 |
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles of the Wights Fort 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 Wights Fort Cemetery. The following communities are located in Salt Lake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for the Wights Fort Cemetery.
| Kearns [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| Midvale [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
| West Jordan [Map] | |
| - | Lies Less than 2 miles to the Northwest (NW) of the Wights Fort Cemetery |
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 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 it should be mentioned that 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 Wights Fort 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 Wights Fort Cemetery (FAG ID #77510) |
| 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 |
Miscellaneous References and Mentions of the Wights Fort Cemetery ...
While our initial data for the Wights Fort Cemetery came from goverment sources, we have also found mention of the Wights Fort 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 Wights Fort Cemetery.
Referenced GNIS Record ...
GNIS ID #1434428 (Name of Record: Wights Fort Cemetery)
Class: cemetery
County: Salt Lake
Lat: 40.5871699 Lon: -111.9738262 [Map]
Elev: 1399 Map Name: Midvale
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: FAG ID #77510
Other Roadside Stops ...
Find a Community located in Utah
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wights Fort Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5876, Longitude: -111.9737 [Map]. |