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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 Colonial (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 Colonial. 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 hospitals 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.

Colonial is located in Davis County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Davis County: Box Elder, Morgan, Salt Lake, Tooele & Weber.

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

  • Davis County     (The home county of Colonial)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial, with the one closest to Colonial listed first.
    • Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bountiful Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful Fort
      • Bountiful Fort is located in Davis County
    • Cottonwood Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
      • Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
    • Bountiful
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
      • Bountiful is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
      • Former names for Bountiful:
      • Calls Settlement
      • North Canyon Settlement
      • North Canyon Ward
      • North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
      • Sessions Settlement
      • Stoker
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <3>
    • Oakhaven Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhaven Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Village
      • Oakhaven Village is located in Davis County
    • Val Verda
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Val Verda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verda
      • Val Verda is located in Davis County
    • Woods Cross
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cross
      • Woods Cross is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woods Cross <3>
    • Centerville Fort ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centerville Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Fort
      • Centerville Fort is located in Davis County
    • Centerville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
      • Former names for Centerville:
      • Cherry Settlement
      • Deuel Creek
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
    • West Bountiful
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bountiful have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bountiful
      • West Bountiful is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,920 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bountiful <3>
    • North Salt Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Salt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salt Lake
      • North Salt Lake is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Salt Lake <3>
    • Center Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
      • Center Village is located in Davis County
    • Chase Lane Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Lane Village
      • Chase Lane Village is located in Davis County
    • Benchmark Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchmark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark Village
      • Benchmark Village is located in Davis County
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial, with the one closest to Colonial listed first.
    • Porterville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
      • Porterville is located in Morgan County
    • Richville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
      • Richville is located in Morgan County
    • Littleton ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
      • Littleton is located in Morgan County
    • Milton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Morgan County
    • Morgan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Como Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Springs
      • Como Springs is located in Morgan County
    • Peterson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
      • Peterson is located in Morgan County
    • Enterprise
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Morgan County
    • Mountain Green
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
      • Mountain Green is located in Morgan County
    • Devils Slide ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Slide have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Slide
      • Devils Slide is located in Morgan County
    • Croydon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
      • Croydon is located in Morgan County
  • Salt Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial, with the one closest to Colonial listed first.
    • Jackson Park Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Park Village
      • Jackson Park Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • San Domingo City ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for San Domingo City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Domingo City
      • San Domingo City is located in Salt Lake County
    • Fort Salt Lake City ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Salt Lake City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Salt Lake City
      • Fort Salt Lake City is located in Salt Lake County
    • Salt Lake City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Denver City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
      • Denver City is located in Salt Lake County
    • Fort Douglas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
      • Fort Douglas is located in Salt Lake County
      • Fort Douglas has also been known as:
      • Camp Kent
    • Granite
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
      • Granite is located in Salt Lake County
    • University Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Foothill Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
      • Foothill Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Lincoln Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
      • Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Victory Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Village
      • Victory Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Maple City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
      • Maple City is located in Salt Lake County
    • Clark Village Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Village Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Village Gardens
      • Clark Village Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial, with the one closest to Colonial listed first.
    • Altus ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
      • Altus is located in Summit County
    • Summit Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
      • Summit Park is located in Summit County
    • North Snyderville Basin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Snyderville Basin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Snyderville Basin
      • North Snyderville Basin is located in Summit County
    • Snyderville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Snyderville Basin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Snyderville Basin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Snyderville Basin
      • South Snyderville Basin is located in Summit County
    • Henefer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Creek Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Echo City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo City
      • Echo City is located in Summit County
    • Echo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Coalville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Wanship
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Park City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoytsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytsville
      • Hoytsville is located in Summit County
  • Tooele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial, with the one closest to Colonial listed first.
    • Lake Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
      • Lake Point is located in Tooele County
    • Mills Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Junction
      • Mills Junction is located in Tooele County
      • Former names for Mills Junction:
      • Milltown
      • Millvale
      • Milton
      • Richville
    • Stansbury park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stansbury park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansbury park
      • Stansbury park is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stansbury park <3>
    • Erda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erda
      • Erda is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erda <3>
    • Lincoln
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Tooele County
      • Former names for Lincoln:
      • Lake View
      • Pine Canyon
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial, with the one closest to Colonial listed first.
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Utah County
    • Silver Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in Utah County
      • Silver Lake has also been known as:
      • Silver Lake Summer Home Area
    • Alpine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • Alpine is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
      • Former names for Alpine:
      • Dry Creek Settlement
      • Fort Wordsworth
      • Mountainville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <3>
    • Deer Creek ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deer Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Utah County
    • Lincoln
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Utah County
  • Wasatch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial, with the one closest to Colonial listed first.
    • Cranmer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
      • Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
    • Hideout
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
      • Hideout is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
    • Keetley ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keetley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetley
      • Keetley is located in Wasatch County
    • Hailstone ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hailstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailstone
      • Hailstone is located in Wasatch County
    • Jordanelle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordanelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanelle
      • Jordanelle is located in Wasatch County
  • Weber County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial, with the one closest to Colonial listed first.
    • Uintah Fort ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Uintah Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Fort
      • Uintah Fort is located in Weber County
    • Uintah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Fort Kington ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Kington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kington
      • Fort Kington is located in Weber County
    • Uintah Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uintah Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Village
      • Uintah Village is located in Weber County
    • Yorkshire Meadow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Meadow
      • Yorkshire Meadow is located in Weber County
    • Rigde Villa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigde Villa
      • Rigde Villa is located in Weber County
    • Washington Terrace
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Terrace
      • Washington Terrace is located in Weber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
    • Adamdell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamdell
      • Adamdell is located in Weber County
    • Hidden Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
      • Hidden Village is located in Weber County
    • Riverdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
    • South Ogden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ogden
      • South Ogden is located in Weber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,133 people
      • South Ogden has also been known as:
      • South Ogden City
    • Roy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
      • Roy is located in Weber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,559 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Colonial ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colonial.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colonial, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colonial.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Colonial:

Cemeteries Near Colonial ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colonial.

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

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

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

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

  • Woods Cross
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cross
    • Woods Cross is located in Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woods Cross <3>
  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
    • Former names for Centerville:
    • Cherry Settlement
    • Deuel Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
  • Hot Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Hot Springs is located in Salt Lake County
  • Salt Lake City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Farmington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Farmington is located in Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <3>
  • Franklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
  • Fort Douglas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
    • Fort Douglas is located in Salt Lake County
    • Fort Douglas has also been known as:
    • Camp Kent
  • Buena Vista
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
  • Williams
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Williams is located in Salt Lake County
  • Kaysville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaysville
    • Kaysville is located in Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaysville <3>
  • Sugar House ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
    • Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
  • El Dorado
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dorado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
    • El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Riter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riter
      • Riter is located in Salt Lake County
    • Granger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
      • Granger is located in Salt Lake County
    • Millcreek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
      • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County

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

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

The official website for Davis County: www.daviscountyutah.gov/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Colonial) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colonial. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8755, Longitude: -111.8813       In this case, the coordinates for Colonial 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 Colonial, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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