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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 Cottonwood Heights (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 Cottonwood Heights. 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.

Name Variations for Cottonwood Heights ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cottonwood Heights: Cottonwood Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Cottonwood Heights is located in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County: Davis, Morgan, Summit, Tooele, Utah & Wasatch.

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

  • Salt Lake County     (The home county of Cottonwood Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottonwood Heights, with the one closest to Cottonwood Heights listed first.
    • Hillside Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
      • Hillside Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Scandia Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia Village
      • Scandia Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Towne and Country Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towne and Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towne and Country Village
      • Towne and Country Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Cottonwood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Village
      • Cottonwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Greenfield Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Village
      • Greenfield Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Little Cottonwood Creek Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cottonwood Creek Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cottonwood Creek Valley
      • Little Cottonwood Creek Valley is located in Salt Lake County
    • Canyon View Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon View Village
      • Canyon View Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Alta Canyon Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Canyon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Canyon Village
      • Alta Canyon Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Emmaville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Avalon Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avalon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon Village
      • Avalon Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Canyon Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Village
      • Canyon Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Enchanted Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Village
      • Enchanted Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Fort Union ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottonwood Heights, with the one closest to Cottonwood Heights listed first.
    • Castle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
      • Castle is located in Davis County
    • North Salt Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Salt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Oakhaven Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhaven Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Village
      • Oakhaven Village is located in Davis County
    • Val Verda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bountiful
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Cottonwood Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
      • Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
    • Woods Cross
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Centerville Fort ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • West Bountiful
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bountiful have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Center Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
      • Center Village is located in Davis County
    • Benchmark Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchmark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark Village
      • Benchmark Village is located in Davis County
  • Morgan County
  • Summit County
  • Tooele County
  • Utah County
  • Wasatch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottonwood Heights, with the one closest to Cottonwood Heights listed first.
    • Mound City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Interlaken
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Midway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <3>
    • Cranmer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jordanelle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hailstone ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hideout
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Charleston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Heber City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Daniel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Independence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wallsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Cottonwood Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cottonwood Heights.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cottonwood Heights, with the one closest to Cottonwood Heights 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.<5>

While we didn't find Cottonwood Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cottonwood Heights.

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

  • Union
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Salt Lake County
  • Sandy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <3>
  • Cottonwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Millcreek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
  • Murray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Draper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar House ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • West Jordan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Taylorsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
  • Williams
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Williams is located in Salt Lake County
  • Alta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Granger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
    • Granger is located in Salt Lake County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Jordan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
    • Salt Lake City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cottonwood Heights:

The official website for Cottonwood Heights: cottonwoodheights.utah.gov/

The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Cottonwood Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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