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A visit to the Wights Fort Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have 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 (FG ID #77510)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, 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.

The Location of the Wights Fort Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wights Fort Cemetery

Lat:   40.5876°   (40° 35' 15")

Lon:   -111.9737°   (-111° 58' 25")

The Wights Fort Cemetery is located in Salt Lake County<2>.

The county seat for Salt Lake County is located in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Wights Fort Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Wights Fort Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wights Fort Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Wights Fort Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wights Fort Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wescall
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Featherwood Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Featherwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
    • Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • South Jordan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • West Jordan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lane Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
    • Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Bennion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverton Majestic Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton Majestic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Majestic Village
    • Riverton Majestic Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Riverton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Transwest Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Transwest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transwest Village
    • Transwest Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Indian Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Sandy Station Original Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Station Original Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Station Original Town
    • Sandy Station Original Town is located in Salt Lake County
  • Sandy City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy City
    • Sandy City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Midvale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midvale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
      • Midvale is located in Salt Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,434 people
      • Midvale has also been known as:
      • Midvale City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midvale <6>
    • Taylorsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Taylorsville is located in Salt Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <6>
    • Indian Village South
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village South have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village South
      • Indian Village South is located in Salt Lake County
    • Oquirrh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oquirrh have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oquirrh
      • Oquirrh is located in Salt Lake County
    • Kearns
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fort Herriman ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hector Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Village
      • Hector Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • White City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dublin Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Town
      • Dublin Town is located in Salt Lake County
    • Sandy Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Village
      • Sandy Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jordan Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Village
      • Jordan Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Marion Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Village
      • Marion Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Landon Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Village
      • Landon Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Tamlee Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamlee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamlee Village
      • Tamlee Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Union
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Salt Lake County
    • Hidden Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
      • Hidden Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Liberty ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Majestic Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Majestic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Village
      • Majestic Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Woodhaven Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodhaven Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhaven Village
      • Woodhaven Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Chateau Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
      • Chateau Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Copper City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
      • Copper City is located in Salt Lake County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended 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.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Wights Fort Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Wights Fort Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1434428  (Wights Fort Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1434428 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Midvale
    • County: Salt Lake         Elev: 1399
    • Location given for GNIS #1434428 (Wights Fort Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #77510

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Salt Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) 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    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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