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Welcome to Foothills ...

Foothills is located in Salt Lake County<1>.

The location of Foothills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Foothills is 4,910 feet [1,497 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Foothills is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Foothills: (801) & (385)<4>

Communities Also Named Foothills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Foothills - it's located in Alberta.

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

Communities near Foothills ...

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

  • Salt Lake City
  • West Valley City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley City
    • West Valley City lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> to the north of Foothills.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133,894 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on West Valley City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Valley City<6>
  • West Jordan
  • Sandy
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Sandy lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the northeast of Foothills.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
    • 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 Google Maps centered on Sandy
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy<6>
  • South Jordan
  • Lehi
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Lehi lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the southeast of Foothills.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Lehi
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi<6>
  • Millcreek
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
    • Millcreek lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the northeast of Foothills.
    • 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 Google Maps centered on Millcreek
  • Taylorsville
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • Taylorsville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the north of Foothills.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,402 people
    • 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 Google Maps centered on Taylorsville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville<6>
  • Draper
  • Murray
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> to the northeast of Foothills.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
    • Murray has also been known as:
    • Murray City
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Murray
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray<6>

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 Foothills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foothills.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Foothills. 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 Foothills.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foothills ...

Looking for more information about Foothills? 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 Foothills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Foothills.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foothills. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Foothills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (385) is an overlay for area code (801).
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foothills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foothills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4955, Longitude: -112.0152       In this case, the coordinates for Foothills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

 

 

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