Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find West Valley City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Valley City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Valley City listed first.
- Granger
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Granger is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- El Dorado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- Taylorsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Riter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Jordan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Sugar House ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salt Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Cottonwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Williams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Williams is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Hot Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Springs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Fort Douglas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Herriman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jordan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Draper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mills Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Erda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 West Valley City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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