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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 Foothills (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 Foothills. 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 northwest 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 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.

Foothills is located in Salt Lake County.

To see how the shape of Utah's counties may 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 Foothills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Foothills:

  • Salt Lake County     (The home county of Foothills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foothills, with the one closest to Foothills listed first.
    • Herriman
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fort Herriman ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Fort Herriman is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Herriman
    • Bluffdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Riverton Majestic Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
    • Riverton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lark ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lark is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
    • Featherwood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
    • Wescall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Wescall is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wescall
    • South Jordan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Copperton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Copperton is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperton
    • Draper
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <1>
    • Bingham ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Bingham has also been known as:
      • Bingham Canyon
      • Bingham Herd House
      • Binghams Gulch
      • Jinxtown
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foothills, with the one closest to Foothills listed first.
    • Castle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Castle is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
    • North Salt Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Val Verda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Val Verda is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verda
    • Woods Cross
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bountiful
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bountiful is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
      • 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 <1>
    • Cottonwood Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
    • Oakhaven Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Oakhaven Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Village
    • Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bountiful Fort is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful Fort
    • West Bountiful
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Centerville Fort ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Centerville Fort is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Fort
    • Centerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Centerville is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
      • Former names for Centerville:
      • Cherry Settlement
      • Deuel Creek
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <1>
    • Center Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Center Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Chase Lane Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Chase Lane Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Lane Village
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foothills, with the one closest to Foothills listed first.
    • Altus ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Altus is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Summit Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit Park is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
    • Park City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Snyderville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gorgosa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gorgosa is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorgosa
    • South Snyderville Basin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tooele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foothills, with the one closest to Foothills listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Former names for Lincoln:
      • Lake View
      • Pine Canyon
    • Gisborn ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gisborn is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
    • Jacob City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jacob City is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
    • Mercur ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mercur is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
    • Ophir
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ophir is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
    • Tooele
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Erda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stansbury park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunshine ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunshine is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Lake Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Point is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
    • Batesville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Batesville is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
    • La Cigale ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • La Cigale is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cigale
      • La Cigale has also been known as:
      • Cigale
    • Bauer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bauer is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foothills, with the one closest to Foothills listed first.
    • Lehi
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lehi is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <1>
    • Alpine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Alpine is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • 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 <1>
    • Highland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Fort
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Eagle Mountain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Saratoga Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Cedar Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • American Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • American Fork is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
      • Former names for American Fork:
      • Lake City
      • McArthursville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <1>
    • Manning ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Manning is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Camp Floyd ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Camp Floyd is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Floyd
    • Fairfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Fairfield is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Former name for Fairfield:
      • Dobietown
    • Pelican Point ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pelican Point is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Point
  • Wasatch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foothills, with the one closest to Foothills listed first.
    • Mound City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Mound City is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Charleston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Charleston is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Interlaken
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Interlaken is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
    • Midway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Foothills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Foothills.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Foothills - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Foothills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Foothills, with the one closest to Foothills 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.<3>

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

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

  • Herriman
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jordan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Draper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <1>
  • Bingham ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Bingham has also been known as:
    • Bingham Canyon
    • Bingham Herd House
    • Binghams Gulch
    • Jinxtown
  • West Jordan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lehi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lehi is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <1>
  • Sandy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <1>
  • Union
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Union is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Taylorsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Fort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Alpine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Alpine is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • 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 <1>
  • Murray
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
    • Murray has also been known as:
    • Murray City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • American Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • American Fork is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
      • Former names for American Fork:
      • Lake City
      • McArthursville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <1>
    • Cottonwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Granger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Granger is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger

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

Newspapers Published in Foothills ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Foothills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Foothills, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Foothills.

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 helpful 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 Foothills:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 Foothills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Foothills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.