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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 South Salt Lake (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 South Salt Lake. 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.

Name Variations for South Salt Lake ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

South Salt Lake has also been known as: South Salt Lake City.

  • A typical abbreviation for South Salt Lake: S. Salt Lk.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

A Few Details for South Salt Lake ...

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

  • South Salt Lake was settled in 1847.
  • It was incorporated in 1938.

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 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.

South Salt Lake is located in Salt Lake County.

To see how the shape of Utah's counties 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 South Salt Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Salt Lake:

  • Salt Lake County     (The home county of South Salt Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Salt Lake, with the one closest to South Salt Lake listed first.
    • Victory Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Village
      • Victory Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Clark Village Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Village Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Village Gardens
      • Clark Village Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
    • Sugar House ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lincoln Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
      • Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Yuma View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Granite
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
      • Granite is located in Salt Lake County
    • Salt Lake City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hamilton Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Village
      • Hamilton Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Millcreek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
      • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Vista Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Village
      • Vista Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Canyon Rim
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Rim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Rim
      • Canyon Rim is located in Salt Lake County
    • Foothill Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
      • Foothill Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Salt Lake, with the one closest to South Salt Lake listed first.
    • North Salt Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Salt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salt Lake
      • North Salt Lake is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Salt Lake <3>
    • Val Verda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Oakhaven Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhaven Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Village
      • Oakhaven Village is located in Davis County
    • Woods Cross
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bountiful
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cottonwood Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
      • Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
    • West Bountiful
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bountiful have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bountiful
      • West Bountiful is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,920 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bountiful <3>
    • Centerville Fort ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Benchmark Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchmark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark Village
      • Benchmark Village is located in Davis County
    • Center Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
      • Center Village is located in Davis County
  • Morgan County
  • Summit County
  • Tooele County
  • Utah County
  • Wasatch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Salt Lake, with the one closest to South Salt Lake listed first.
    • Cranmer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cranmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
      • Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cranmer
      • From South Salt Lake to Cranmer
    • Interlaken
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mound City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hideout
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
      • Hideout is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
    • Jordanelle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Keetley ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keetley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetley
      • Keetley is located in Wasatch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keetley
      • From South Salt Lake to Keetley
    • Midway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <3>
    • Hailstone ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Charleston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Heber City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Daniel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Weber County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Salt Lake, with the one closest to South Salt Lake listed first.
    • Fort Kington ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Uintah Fort ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Uintah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Uintah Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uintah Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Village
      • Uintah Village is located in Weber County
    • Yorkshire Meadow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Salt Lake, see our County-by-County Page for South Salt Lake.

Cemeteries Near South Salt Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Salt Lake.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<5>

While we didn't find South Salt Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Salt Lake.

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

  • Sugar House ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Salt Lake City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Millcreek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
  • Franklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
  • Williams
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Williams is located in Salt Lake County
  • Murray
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Granger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
    • Granger is located in Salt Lake County
  • Cottonwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Douglas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Buena Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
  • Taylorsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Hot Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Hot Springs is located in Salt Lake County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Union
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Salt Lake County
    • El Dorado
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dorado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
      • El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County
    • West Jordan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of South Salt Lake ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 171 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Salt Lake.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of South Salt Lake. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of South Salt Lake and those printed in the larger area surrounding South Salt Lake.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<6> of South Salt Lake.

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 helpful 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 South Salt Lake:

The official website for South Salt Lake: www.ssl.state.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>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 South Salt Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Salt Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Salt Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7183, Longitude: -111.8882       In this case, the coordinates for South Salt Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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