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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 Sandy (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 Sandy. 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 Sandy ...

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

  • Sandy was established in 1871.
  • It was incorporated in 1893.

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 doctors and 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.

Sandy 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 Sandy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandy:

  • Salt Lake County     (The home county of Sandy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
    • White City
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • White City is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Dimple Dell Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Dimple Dell Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple Dell Village
    • Raintree Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Raintree Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
    • Sunset Meadows Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Avalon Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Avalon Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon Village
    • Alta Canyon Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Alta Canyon Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Canyon Village
    • Canyon Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Canyon Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Village
    • Sandy Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sandy Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Village
    • Cobblestone Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
    • Marion Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Marion Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Village
    • Little Cottonwood Creek Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jordan Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jordan Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Village
    • Canyon Oak Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Canyon Oak Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Oak Village
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
    • Castle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Castle is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
    • North Salt Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Val Verda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Val Verda is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verda
    • Oakhaven Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Oakhaven Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Village
    • Bountiful
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
    • Woods Cross
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bountiful Fort is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful Fort
    • West Bountiful
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Centerville Fort ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Centerville Fort is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Fort
    • Centerville
      (23 miles [37 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>
    • Center Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Center Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Benchmark Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Benchmark Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark Village
  • Morgan County
    • Porterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Porterville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
    • Altus ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Altus is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Summit Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit Park is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
    • Snyderville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Park City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Gorgosa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Gorgosa is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorgosa
    • South Snyderville Basin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Creek Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Snyderville Basin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockport ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockport is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Former names for Rockport:
      • Crandall
      • Enoch City
      • Rock Fort
    • Peoa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Fort Sage Bottom ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Sage Bottom is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sage Bottom
      • Fort Sage Bottom has also been known as:
      • Woodenshoe
    • Wanship
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Francis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Francis is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
  • Tooele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Lake Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Lake Point is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
    • Erda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Mills Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Mills Junction is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Junction
      • Former names for Mills Junction:
      • Milltown
      • Millvale
      • Milton
      • Richville
    • Stansbury park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Tooele
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Gisborn ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gisborn is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
    • Jacob City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jacob City is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
    • Mercur ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mercur is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
    • Ophir
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ophir is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
    • Sunshine ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunshine is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Bauer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Bauer is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • Stockton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
    • Alpine
      (8 miles [12.9 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 south)
    • Lehi
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Lehi is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <1>
    • Cedar Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Deer Creek is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Forest City is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • American Fork
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Mutual Dell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mutual Dell is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Dell
    • Pleasant Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Saratoga Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Aspen Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Aspen Grove is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Grove
    • Lindon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wasatch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
    • Mound City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Mound City is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Interlaken
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Interlaken is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
    • Midway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Charleston
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
    • Jordanelle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jordanelle is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanelle
    • Daniel
      (23 miles [37 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Hailstone is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailstone
    • Heber City
      (23 miles [37 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>
    • Keetley ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Keetley is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetley
    • Hideout
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Independence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Independence is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Wallsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Sandy, see our County-by-County Page for Sandy.

Cemeteries Near Sandy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandy.

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 Sandy - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.

  • Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sandy City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lake Hills Memorial Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Crescent Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Union Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • South Jordan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Draper City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Memorial Mtn. View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Midvale City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cutler Hill Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • West Jordan City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (84 more) ...
    • Murray City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Murray City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Murray.
      • The Murray City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • South Cottonwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77356 <2>
    • Riverton City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluffdale City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sandy had a population of 749 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sandy had a population of 94,871 people.

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

  • Draper
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <1>
  • Union
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • West Jordan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Murray
    (6 miles [9.7 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Jordan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Taylorsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Alpine
    (8 miles [12.9 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>
  • Millcreek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Sugar House ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
  • Herriman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lehi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lehi is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Granger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Granger is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
    • Williams
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Williams is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Alta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Alta is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
      • 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 <1>

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sandy:

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 Sandy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.