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Welcome to Fort Douglas (aka 'Camp Kent') ...

Fort Douglas is located in Salt Lake County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Douglas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Douglas: Ft. Douglas

Fort Douglas is 4,890 feet [1,490 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Fort Douglas is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Fort Douglas: (801) and (385)<3>

The community of Fort Douglas has also been called Camp Kent. Going back to its beginning, Fort Douglas was originally named Camp Douglas<4>. For more information about the names of Fort Douglas, see The Names of Fort Douglas on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Fort Douglas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fort Douglas - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Fort Douglas ...

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

  • Salt Lake City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • West Valley City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley City
    • West Valley City is located in Salt Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133,894 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Valley City <5>
  • West Jordan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Millcreek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
  • Taylorsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
  • Draper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • 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 southwest)
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Douglas ...

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

Adding Fort Douglas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Douglas in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

We also found Fort Douglas in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Fort Douglas post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Douglas.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Douglas. 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Douglas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (385) is an overlay for area code (801).
<4>Fort Douglas is also known as Camp Kent. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Fort Douglas.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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