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Introduction ...

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 Holladay (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 Holladay. 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.

A Few Details for Holladay ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • Holladay was settled in 1847.
  • It was incorporated in 1999.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Holladay is located in 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 Holladay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holladay:

  • Salt Lake County     (The home county of Holladay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holladay, with the one closest to Holladay listed first.
    • Wander Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wander Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wander Village
      • Wander Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Cottonwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cottonwood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Village
      • Cottonwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Canyon Rim
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Rim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Rim
      • Canyon Rim is located in Salt Lake County
    • East Millcreek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Millcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millcreek
      • East Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Mount Olympus
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olympus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus
      • Mount Olympus is located in Salt Lake County
    • Millcreek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
      • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Greenfield Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Village
      • Greenfield Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Hillside Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
      • Hillside Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Wasatch Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasatch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasatch Village
      • Wasatch Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Hamilton Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Village
      • Hamilton Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Vista Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Village
      • Vista Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holladay, with the one closest to Holladay listed first.
    • Val Verda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Val Verda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verda
      • Val Verda is located in Davis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Val Verda
      • From Holladay to Val Verda
    • North Salt Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Salt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Oakhaven Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhaven Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Village
      • Oakhaven Village is located in Davis County
    • Woods Cross
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bountiful
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cottonwood Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
      • Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
    • West Bountiful
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bountiful have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Center Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Benchmark Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchmark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark Village
      • Benchmark Village is located in Davis County
  • Morgan County
  • Summit County
  • Tooele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holladay, with the one closest to Holladay listed first.
    • Lake Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Mills Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Stansbury park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stansbury park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansbury park
      • Stansbury park is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stansbury park <3>
    • Erda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erda
      • Erda is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erda <3>
    • Tooele
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Gisborn ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gisborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
      • Gisborn is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gisborn
      • From Holladay to Gisborn
    • Jacob City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacob City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
      • Jacob City is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jacob City
      • From Holladay to Jacob City
    • Ophir
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holladay, with the one closest to Holladay listed first.
    • Alpine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Silver Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Creek ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deer Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Utah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Deer Creek
      • From Holladay to Deer Creek
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Cedar Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Lehi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Mutual Dell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • American Fork
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Aspen Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sundance
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wasatch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holladay, with the one closest to Holladay listed first.
    • Mound City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cranmer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cranmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
      • Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cranmer
      • From Holladay to Cranmer
    • Interlaken
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jordanelle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordanelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanelle
      • Jordanelle is located in Wasatch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jordanelle
      • From Holladay to Jordanelle
    • Keetley ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keetley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetley
      • Keetley is located in Wasatch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keetley
      • From Holladay to Keetley
    • Midway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Hailstone ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hailstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailstone
      • Hailstone is located in Wasatch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hailstone
      • From Holladay to Hailstone
    • Hideout
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
      • Hideout is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
    • Charleston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Heber City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Daniel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Independence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Holladay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holladay.

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 Holladay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holladay, with the one closest to Holladay 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.<5>

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

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

  • Cottonwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Millcreek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
  • Sugar House ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
    • Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sugar House
    • From Holladay to Sugar House
  • Murray
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Union
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Salt Lake County
  • Williams
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Williams is located in Salt Lake County
  • Sandy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
  • Fort Douglas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Taylorsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
  • West Jordan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Salt Lake City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Granger
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
      • Granger is located in Salt Lake County
    • Buena Vista
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
    • Draper
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Holladay:

The official website for Holladay: www.cityofholladay.com/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Holladay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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