Our Genealogy Helper
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 Salishan (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 Salishan. 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.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Salishan is located in Salt Lake County.
To see how the shape of Utah's counties may 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 Salishan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Salishan:
- Salt Lake County (The home county of Salishan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salishan, with the one closest to Salishan listed first.
- Riverton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverton Majestic Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lane Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- South Jordan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Transwest Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Transwest Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transwest Village
- Featherwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
- Draper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Fort ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Fort is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Fort
- Bluffdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cobblestone Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
- Sandy City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy City
- Sandy Station Original Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salishan, with the one closest to Salishan listed first.
- Castle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Castle is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
- North Salt Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Val Verda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Val Verda is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verda
- Oakhaven Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakhaven Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Village
- Woods Cross
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bountiful Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful Fort
- Bountiful
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bountiful is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
- Former names for Bountiful:
- Calls Settlement
- North Canyon Settlement
- North Canyon Ward
- North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
- Sessions Settlement
- Stoker
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <1>
- Cottonwood Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
- West Bountiful
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Center Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Center Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Centerville Fort ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Centerville Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Fort
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
- Former names for Centerville:
- Cherry Settlement
- Deuel Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <1>
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salishan, with the one closest to Salishan listed first.
- Altus ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Altus is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Summit Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Park is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Park City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Snyderville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gorgosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gorgosa is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorgosa
- South Snyderville Basin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Snyderville Basin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tooele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salishan, with the one closest to Salishan listed first.
- Lincoln
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Former names for Lincoln:
- Lake View
- Pine Canyon
- Tooele
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Point is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
- Mills Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Junction is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Junction
- Former names for Mills Junction:
- Milltown
- Millvale
- Milton
- Richville
- Gisborn ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gisborn is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
- Jacob City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jacob City is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Mercur ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mercur is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
- Ophir
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
- Erda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stansbury park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Batesville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Batesville is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Utah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salishan, with the one closest to Salishan listed first.
- Lehi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- 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 <1>
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- American Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- American Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
- Former names for American Fork:
- Lake City
- McArthursville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <1>
- Saratoga Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake has also been known as:
- Silver Lake Summer Home Area
- Deer Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Eagle Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mutual Dell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mutual Dell is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Dell
- Cedar Fort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Wasatch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salishan, with the one closest to Salishan listed first.
- Mound City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mound City is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Interlaken
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Interlaken is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Charleston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Cranmer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
- Jordanelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jordanelle is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanelle
- Daniel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Daniel is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
- Hailstone ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hailstone is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailstone
- Heber City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Heber City is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,574 people
- Heber City has also been known as:
- Heber
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber City <1>
- Hideout
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hideout is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
- Keetley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Keetley is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetley
- Wallsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wallsburg is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Former names for Wallsburg:
- Little Warm Valley
- Round Valley
- Wallsburg Fort
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallsburg <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Salishan, see our County-by-County Page for Salishan.
Cemeteries Near Salishan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salishan.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Salishan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Salishan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Salishan, with the one closest to Salishan listed first.
- Riverton City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Jordan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park South
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffdale City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crescent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Draper City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Hills Memorial Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hills Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Lake Hills Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Hills Cemetery
- Lake Hills Memorial Estates
- Memorial Lake Hills Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77296 <2>
- Wights Fort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Midvale City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cutler Hill Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (76 more) ...
- West Jordan City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Herriman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Utah Veterans Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Salishan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Salishan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Salishan, with the one closest to Salishan listed first.
- Jordan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Draper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Herriman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Jordan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Lehi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- 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 <1>
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
- Murray has also been known as:
- Murray City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <1>
- Cottonwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Bingham ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Bingham has also been known as:
- Bingham Canyon
- Bingham Herd House
- Binghams Gulch
- Jinxtown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Millcreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Granger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Granger is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- American Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- American Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
- Former names for American Fork:
- Lake City
- McArthursville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Salishan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Salishan.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Salishan:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Salt Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davis County
- Summit County
- Tooele County
- Utah County
- Wasatch County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Utah
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Salishan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |