Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Murray had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Murray had a population of 48,355 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Murray, with the one closest to Murray listed first.
- Millcreek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Cottonwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Taylorsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Sugar House ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
- Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
- West Jordan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- 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 <3>
- Williams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Granger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - 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.<2> 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>
- Salt Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 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 <3>
- Fort Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
- Fort Douglas is located in Salt Lake County
- Fort Douglas has also been known as:
- Camp Kent
- Buena Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
- El Dorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Draper
(9 miles [14.5 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 <3>
- Hot Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jordan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Riter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Herriman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriman
- Herriman is located in Salt Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55,756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herriman <3>
- Bingham ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- 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.<4>
- 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
- Alta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Alta is located in Salt Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Former name for Alta:
- Central City
- Alta has also been known as:
- Alta City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <3>
- Garden City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garden City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Salt Lake County
- Woods Cross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cross
- Woods Cross is located in Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woods Cross <3>
- Alpine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
- Former names for Alpine:
- Dry Creek Settlement
- Fort Wordsworth
- Mountainville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <3>
- Brighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Murray: www.ci.murray.ut.us/
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 Murray, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |