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Welcome to Kamas Fort (aka 'Rhoades Valley Fort') ...

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

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

Kamas Fort would have been located within present day Summit County<2>.

Time Zone: The area where Kamas Fort was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Kamas Fort was located: 435

The community of Kamas Fort has also been called Rhoades Valley Fort.

Communities near Kamas Fort ...

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

  • Heber City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Park City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Midway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Oakley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Coalville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hideout
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideout have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
  • Daniel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Charleston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Wallsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Alta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.ut.us/

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 Kamas Fort, 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 Summit, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 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.




 

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