Welcome to Promontory ...

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

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

Promontory would have been located within present day Box Elder County<2>.

Promontory was established in 1869.

From The Origin of Certain Place Names,<3> the origin of Promontory is described as "Named because it is the highest point of the Promontory Range."

While the community is gone, the present day location for Promontory is 4,910 feet [1,497 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Promontory is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Promontory was located: 435

Communities Also Named Promontory ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Promontory - it's located in British Columbia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Promontory.

Communities near Promontory ...

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

• Howell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Howell is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Howell
  • From Promontory to Howell
• Cedar Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cedar Springs is located in Box Elder County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedar Springs
  • From Promontory to Cedar Springs
• Rozel ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rozel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
  • Rozel is located in Box Elder County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rozel
  • From Promontory to Rozel
• Lampo Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lampo Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampo Junction
  • Lampo Junction is located in Box Elder County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lampo Junction
  • From Promontory to Lampo Junction
• Connor ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
  • Connor is located in Box Elder County
  • Former names for Connor:
  • Balfour
  • Hansen
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Connor
  • From Promontory to Connor
• Penrose
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
  • Penrose is located in Box Elder County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Penrose
  • From Promontory to Penrose
• Kosmo ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kosmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmo
  • Kosmo is located in Box Elder County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kosmo
  • From Promontory to Kosmo
• Thatcher
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thatcher have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
  • Thatcher is located in Box Elder County
• Bothwell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
  • Bothwell is located in Box Elder County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bothwell
  • From Promontory to Bothwell
• Blue Creek ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek
  • Blue Creek is located in Box Elder County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blue Creek
  • From Promontory to Blue Creek

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

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

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

Adding Promontory to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Promontory in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Promontory was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Promontory post office opened in 1877.

We also found Promontory in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Promontory.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Box Elder County: www.boxeldercounty.org/

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