Welcome to Slagtown (aka 'Rush Lake') ...
So far, we found very little information about Slagtown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Slagtown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Slagtown, please Contact Us.
Slagtown would have been located within present day Tooele County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Slagtown, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
Time Zone: The area where Slagtown was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Slagtown still existed, it would have been in the (435) area code.
In the past, Slagtown was named Martinville.
Communities near Slagtown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Slagtown.
- Herriman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- 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 <4>
- Tooele
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tooele
- Tooele is located in Tooele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tooele <4>
- Grantsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Tooele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <4>
- Copperton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperton
- Copperton is located in Salt Lake County
- Rush Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Valley
- Rush Valley is located in Tooele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Valley <4>
- Cedar Fort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
- Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Former name for Fairfield:
- Dobietown
- Ophir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ophir is located in Tooele County
- Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
- Batesville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Batesville is located in Tooele County
- Gisborn ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Slagtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Slagtown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Slagtown. 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 Slagtown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Slagtown. See our Newspapers Page for Slagtown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.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 Slagtown, 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 Tooele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |