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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 White City (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 White City. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

  • Salt Lake County     (The home county of White City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City listed first.
    • Sandy
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <2>
    • Sandy Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Village
      • Sandy Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Canyon Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Village
      • Canyon Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Sandy Station Original Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Station Original Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Station Original Town
      • Sandy Station Original Town is located in Salt Lake County
    • Cobblestone Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobblestone Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
      • Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Transwest Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Transwest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transwest Village
      • Transwest Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Dimple Dell Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimple Dell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple Dell Village
      • Dimple Dell Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Avalon Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avalon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon Village
      • Avalon Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jordan Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Village
      • Jordan Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Alta Canyon Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Canyon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Canyon Village
      • Alta Canyon Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Draper
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Canyon Oak Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Oak Village
      • Canyon Oak Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City listed first.
    • North Salt Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 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 <2>
    • Val Verda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Val Verda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verda
      • Val Verda is located in Davis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Val Verda
      • From White City to Val Verda
    • Bountiful
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cottonwood Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Oakhaven Village
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • West Bountiful
      (22 miles [35.4 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 <2>
    • Centerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Center Village
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Centerville Fort ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Benchmark Village
      (25 miles [40.2 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
  • Morgan County
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City listed first.
    • Altus ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Snyderville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
      • Summit Park is located in Summit County
    • Park City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • South Snyderville Basin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Snyderville Basin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Creek Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockport ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Rockport is located in Summit County
      • Former names for Rockport:
      • Crandall
      • Enoch City
      • Rock Fort
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockport
      • From White City to Rockport
    • Peoa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoa
      • Peoa is located in Summit County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoa <2>
    • Fort Sage Bottom ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wanship
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Francis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
      • Francis is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
  • Tooele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lake Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Tooele
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Erda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erda
      • Erda is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erda <2>
    • Mills Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Stansbury park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stansbury park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansbury park
      • Stansbury park is located in Tooele County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stansbury park <2>
    • Gisborn ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gisborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
      • Gisborn is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gisborn
      • From White City to Gisborn
    • Jacob City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mercur ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ophir
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunshine ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Sunshine is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sunshine
      • From White City to Sunshine
    • Bauer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Utah County
  • Wasatch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City listed first.
    • Mound City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Interlaken
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Midway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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 <2>
    • Charleston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Cranmer
      (22 miles [35.4 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
      • Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cranmer
      • From White City to Cranmer
    • Jordanelle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordanelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanelle
      • Jordanelle is located in Wasatch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jordanelle
      • From White City to Jordanelle
    • Hailstone ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hailstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailstone
      • Hailstone is located in Wasatch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hailstone
      • From White City to Hailstone
    • Heber City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Daniel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Hideout
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Keetley ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetley
      • Keetley is located in Wasatch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keetley
      • From White City to Keetley
    • Independence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near White City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White City.

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 White City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City 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 White City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White City.

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

  • Sandy
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <2>
  • Draper
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Union
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • West Jordan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jordan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
  • Cottonwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Murray
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Taylorsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Alpine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Millcreek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Herriman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lehi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Lehi is located in Utah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <2>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Granger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Sugar House ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Alta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 White City:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 White City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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