Welcome to El Dorado ...

El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County<1>.

The location of El Dorado has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of El Dorado, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

El Dorado is 4,240 feet [1,292 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of El Dorado is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: El Dorado lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for El Dorado: (801) and (385)<4>

Communities Also Named El Dorado ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named El Dorado - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Indiana (2), Kansas, New Mexico and Texas (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for El Dorado.

Communities near El Dorado ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near El Dorado.

• Salt Lake City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lake City
  • Salt Lake City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Lake City <5>
• West Jordan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jordan
  • West Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jordan <5>
• Sandy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• South Jordan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jordan
  • South Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Jordan <5>
• Millcreek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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
• Taylorsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Herriman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriman
  • Herriman is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herriman <5>
• Draper
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
  • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <5>
• Murray
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
  • Murray has also been known as:
  • Murray City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <5>
• Riverton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around El Dorado. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Dorado.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of El Dorado. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around El Dorado.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around El Dorado. See our Newspapers Page for El Dorado.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Dorado ...

Looking for more information about El Dorado? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to El Dorado, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for El Dorado.

Adding El Dorado to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of El Dorado in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for El Dorado was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for El Dorado.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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