Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fort Douglas had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Douglas, with the one closest to Fort Douglas listed first.
- Williams
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is located in Salt Lake County
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- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
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- Sugar House ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salt Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Millcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Hot Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hot Springs is located in Salt Lake County
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- Buena Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
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- Murray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Granger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is located in Salt Lake County
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- Woods Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- El Dorado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County
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- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Salt Lake County
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- West Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Garden City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snyderville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Draper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Atkinson is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Fort Douglas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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