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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Fort Herriman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fort Herriman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Herriman, please Contact Us.

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 Fort Herriman (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 Fort Herriman. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Fort Herriman is historic, it would have been located within present day Salt Lake County.

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

  • Salt Lake County     (The home county of Fort Herriman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Herriman, with the one closest to Fort Herriman listed first.
    • Herriman
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lark ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
      • Lark is located in Salt Lake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lark
      • From Fort Herriman to Lark
    • Lane Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
      • Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Riverton Majestic Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton Majestic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Majestic Village
      • Riverton Majestic Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Riverton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Copperton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bluffdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Featherwood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Featherwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
      • Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • South Jordan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wescall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bingham ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
      • Bingham has also been known as:
      • Bingham Canyon
      • Bingham Herd House
      • Binghams Gulch
      • Jinxtown
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bingham
      • From Fort Herriman to Bingham
    • Copperfield ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copperfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
      • Copperfield is located in Salt Lake County
      • Former name for Copperfield:
      • Upper Bingham
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Copperfield
      • From Fort Herriman to Copperfield
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Herriman, with the one closest to Fort Herriman listed first.
    • North Salt Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Salt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salt Lake
      • North Salt Lake is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Salt Lake <2>
    • Val Verda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Oakhaven Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhaven Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Village
      • Oakhaven Village is located in Davis County
    • Woods Cross
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bountiful
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Cottonwood Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
      • Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
    • West Bountiful
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bountiful have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bountiful
      • West Bountiful is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,920 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bountiful <2>
    • Center Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
      • Center Village is located in Davis County
    • Centerville Fort ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Benchmark Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchmark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark Village
      • Benchmark Village is located in Davis County
  • Summit County
  • Tooele County
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Herriman, with the one closest to Fort Herriman listed first.
    • Lehi
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
      • Lehi is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <2>
    • Lincoln
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Fort
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Alpine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Mountain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Mountain <2>
    • Highland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <2>
    • Saratoga Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • American Fork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
      • Cedar Hills is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hills <2>
    • Manning ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Manning is located in Utah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Manning
      • From Fort Herriman to Manning
    • Camp Floyd ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fairfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Wasatch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Herriman, with the one closest to Fort Herriman listed first.
    • Mound City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Interlaken
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Midway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <2>
    • Charleston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people

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

Cemeteries Near Fort Herriman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Herriman.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Herriman, with the one closest to Fort Herriman 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.

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

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

  • Herriman
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jordan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
  • Bingham ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
    • Bingham has also been known as:
    • Bingham Canyon
    • Bingham Herd House
    • Binghams Gulch
    • Jinxtown
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bingham
    • From Fort Herriman to Bingham
  • West Jordan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Draper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sandy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <2>
  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Salt Lake County
  • Taylorsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <2>
  • Lehi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Lehi is located in Utah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <2>
  • Murray
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Granger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
    • Granger is located in Salt Lake County
  • Cedar Fort
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • El Dorado
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dorado have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
      • El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County
    • Tooele
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Alpine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Fort Herriman ...

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 Fort Herriman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Herriman, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Herriman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Fort Herriman:

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

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

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 Herriman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Herriman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Herriman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5208, Longitude: -112.0329    









 

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