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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 White Sands in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of White Sands. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to White Sands listed first.
- Sandy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Draper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- West Jordan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan
(5 miles [8 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)
- Cottonwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Murray
(7 miles [11.3 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 <2>
- Millcreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Herriman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Lehi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Granger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Sugar House ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
- Williams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Williams is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 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 <2>
- 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 <2>
- El Dorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- Salt Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Bingham ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Bingham has also been known as:
- Bingham Canyon
- Bingham Herd House
- Binghams Gulch
- Jinxtown
- Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garden City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Fort Douglas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Douglas is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
- Fort Douglas has also been known as:
- Camp Kent
- Pleasant Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 White Sands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
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