Welcome to Fort Herriman ...
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.
Fort Herriman would have been located within present day Salt Lake County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Herriman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
Time Zone: The area where Fort Herriman was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Fort Herriman was located: 801 & 385<3>
Communities near Fort Herriman ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Herriman.
- Salt Lake City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lake City
- Salt Lake City is located in Salt Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204,087 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Lake City <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Salt Lake City
- From Fort Herriman to Salt Lake City
- West Valley City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Valley City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- 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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Valley City
- From Fort Herriman to West Valley City
- West Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jordan
- West Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,530 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jordan <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Jordan
- From Fort Herriman to West Jordan
- 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.<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 <4>
- South Jordan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jordan
- South Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78,503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Jordan <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Jordan
- From Fort Herriman to South Jordan
- 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.<6> 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 <4>
- Millcreek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - 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.<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 <4>
- Draper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- 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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Draper
- From Fort Herriman to Draper
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- 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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Murray
- From Fort Herriman to Murray
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 Herriman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Herriman.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Herriman. 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 Herriman.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Herriman. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Herriman.
Adding Fort Herriman to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Fort Herriman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Fort Herriman post office opened in 1857.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Herriman.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | 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. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 801 code has been Overlayed with the 385 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort Herriman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Herriman area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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/ |