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Salt Lake County, Utah

Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.

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1850formed

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40cemeteries

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At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 394 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 6 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Salt Lake City, Sandy, Draper.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

278 of 394 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

394 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
19th Ward Meetinghouse and Relief Society Hall	Salt Lake City	Building	1976
Allen, J. R., House	Draper	Building	1980
Allsop-Jensen House	Sandy	Building	1996
Altadena Apartments	Salt Lake City	Building	2010
Amundsen, Dyre & Maria, House	Murray City	Building	2015
Anderberg, Thomas and Beda, House	Sandy	Building	2004
Anderson, Alfred C. and Annie L. Olsen, House	Sandy	Building	1999
Anderson, Charles M. and Fannie M. Allsop, House	Sandy	Building	1999
Anderson, Frederick C. and Anna, House	Sandy	Building	1997
Anderson, John A., House	Sandy	Building	1992
Anderson, Y. Martin and Hannah Nelson, House	Sandy	Building	1999
Anselmo, Fortunato, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1979
Arbuckle, George, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Armista Apartments	Salt Lake City	Building	1989
Armstrong, Francis, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1980
Ashby Apartments	Salt Lake City	Building	2006
Avenues Historic District	Salt Lake City	District	1980
B'nai Israel Temple	Salt Lake City	Building	1978
Baldwin, Charles, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Baldwin, Nathaniel, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1985
Bamberger, Simon, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1975
Bateman Agriculture and Development Company	Sandy	Building	1996
Beall, Burtch W., Jr., and Susan, House	Millcreek	Building	2021
Beattie, Jeremiah, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Beck, Reid, House	Draper	Building	2012
Beckstead-Butterfield House	Riverton	Building	2021
Beehive House	Salt Lake City	Building	1970
Beer, William F., Estate	Salt Lake City	Building	1977
Beesley, Ebenezer, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1979
Belvedere Apartments	Salt Lake City	Building	2012
Bennion, Howard and Marian, House	Salt Lake City	Building	2013
Benworth-Chapman Apartments and Chapman Cottages	Salt Lake City	Building	2004
Bertolini Block	Salt Lake City	Building	1976
Best, Amanda Conk, House	Millcreek	Building	2008
Best-Cannon House	Salt Lake City	Building	1980
Bigelow Apartments	Salt Lake City	Building	2004
Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine NHL	Salt Lake City	Site	1966
Booth-Parsons House	Salt Lake City	Building	2012
Boulevard Gardens Historic District	Salt Lake City	District	2018
Bourne, Ernie and Irmgard, House	Millcreek Township	Building	2016
Bradford, Rawsel and Jane, House	Murray City	Building	2015
Brady-Brady House	Sandy	Building	2004
Brigham Young Complex NHL	Salt Lake City	Building	1966
Brinton, David B., House	Holladay	Building	1978
Brinton-Dahl House	Salt Lake City	Building	1980
Broadway Hotel	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Building at 561 W. 200 South	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Building at Rear, 537 W. 200 South	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Burton, Harold W. and Evelyn, House	Holladay	Building	2017
Butler School Teachers Dormitory	Cottonwood Heights	Building	2023
Butler-Wallin House	Salt Lake City	Building	2005
Cahoon, John P., House	Murray	Building	1983
Cannon, George M., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Capitol Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1978
Capitol Hill Historic District	Salt Lake City	District	1982
Capitol Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase)	Salt Lake City	Building	2002
Casto, Santa Anna, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Cathedral of the Madeleine	Salt Lake City	Building	1971
Centennial Home	Salt Lake City	Building	2001
Central City Historic District	Salt Lake City	District	1996
Central City Historic District (Boundary Increase)	Salt Lake City	District	2001
Central Warehouse	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Chapman Branch Library	Salt Lake City	Building	1980
Chase, Isaac, Mill	Salt Lake City	Building	1970
Cheesman, Morton A., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Christopherson, William, House	Sandy	Building	1999
City Creek Canyon Historic District	Salt Lake City	District	1980
Clark, Isaac C. and Dorothy S., House	Salt Lake City	Building	2002
Clift Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Cluff Apartments	Salt Lake City	Building	1989
Cohn, Henry A. and Tile S., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1996
Congregation Montefiore	Salt Lake City	Building	1985
Congregation Sharey Tzedek Synagogue	Salt Lake City	Building	1985
Continental Bank Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Converse Hall	Salt Lake City	Building	1978
Copperton Community Methodist Church	Copperton	Building	2007
Copperton Historic District	Copperton	District	1986
Cornell Apartments	Salt Lake City	Building	1989
Corona Apartments	Salt Lake City	Building	1989
Council Hall NHL	Salt Lake City	Building	1971
Covey, Almon A., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1980
Covey, Hyrum T., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1980
Cramer House	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Crescent Elementary School	Sandy	Building	2000
Crossgrove House	Draper	Building	2012
Crown Cleaning and Dyeing Company Building	Salt Lake City	Building	2003
Culmer, William, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1974
Cummings, Byron, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Curtis, Genevieve & Alexander, House	Salt Lake City	Building	2010
Cushing, Arthur George & Mary Aggie, House	Sandy	Building	2000
Cushing, Ernest and Sadie, House	Sandy	Building	1996
Cushing, James and Maria Long, House	Sandy	Building	1999
Daft Block	Salt Lake City	Building	1976
Deaconess, Davis, Home	Salt Lake City	Building	1995
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Station	Salt Lake City	Building	1975
Devereaux House	Salt Lake City	Building	1971
Dininny, Harper J., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Dinwoody, Henry, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1974
Dobbs, Emma Olive, House	Sandy	Building	1996
Dowding, Hannah Nash, House	Sandy	Building	2000
Dowding-Rasmussen House	Sandy	Building	2000
Draper Park School	Draper	Building	1980
Draper Poultrymen and Egg Producers' Plant	Draper	Building	2004
Draper-Steadman House	Riverton	Building	1992
Eagles Building	Salt Lake City	Building	2019
Emigration Canyon NHL	Salt Lake City	Site	1966
Empress Theatre	Magna	Building	1985
Enniss Auto Service Station	Draper	Building	2024
Evergreen Avenue Historic District	East Mill Creek	District	2007
Exchange Place Historic District	Salt Lake City	District	1978
Fairbanks, J. Leo, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1984
Farrer, Benjamin and Jane Cook, House	Sandy	Building	1992
Farrer, John William, House	Sandy	Building	1992
Felt Electric	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Fifth Ward Meetinghouse	Salt Lake City	Building	1978
Firestation No. 8	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
First Church of Christ Scientist	Salt Lake City	Building	1976
First Methodist Episcopal Church	Salt Lake City	Building	1995
First National Bank	Salt Lake City	Building	1976
First Security Bank Building	Salt Lake City	Building	2005
Fish-Baughman House	Millcreek Township	Building	2016
Fisher, Albert, Mansion and Carriage House	Salt Lake City	Building	2008
Fitzgerald House	Draper	Building
Fitzgerald, Perry and Agnes Wadsworth, House	Draper	Building	2004
Fitzgerald, Perry and Agnes, House and Cabin (Additional Documentation)	Draper	Building
Fitzgerald, Perry and Agnes, House and Cabin (Boundary Decrease)	Draper	Building	2023
Ford Motor Company Service Building	Salt Lake City	Building	2000
Forest Dale Historic District	Salt Lake City	District	2009
Fort Douglas NHL	Salt Lake City	District	1970
Fritsch, J. A., Block	Salt Lake City	Building	1976
Fuller, W.P., Paint Company Office and Warehouse	Salt Lake City	Building	2005
Furgis, George and Ellen, House	Salt Lake City	Building	2015
Gardner Mill	West Jordan	Building	1982
Gardner, Archibald R. and Violet Clark, House	Sandy	Building	1997
Gardner, Robert Jr., House	Millcreek	Building	2018
Garside-McMullin House	South Jordan	Building	1982
General Engineering Company Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1980
Gerrard, John and Jennette, House	Taylorsville	Building	2022
Gibbs-Thomas House	Salt Lake City	Building	1984
Gilmer Park Historic District	Salt Lake City	District	1996
Granite Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District	Salt Lake City	District	1989
Granite LDS Ward Chapel-Avard Fairbanks Studio	Sandy	Building	2005
Granite Paper Mill	Salt Lake City	Building	1971
Grant Steam Locomotive No. 223	Salt Lake City	Structure	1979
Graves, Riley H. and Sarah Ann Russell, House	Sandy	Building	1999
Green, Alvin and Annie, House	Cottonwood Heights (formerly Sandy Cty)	Building	2000
Greenwald Furniture Company Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Hall, Nels G., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1980
Hansen, Nephi J., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1999
Hardcastle, Orlando H. and Emma H., House	Sandy	Building	1999
Harris Apartments	Salt Lake City	Building	1991
Hawarden	Salt Lake City	Building	1980
Hawk, William, Cabin	Salt Lake City	Structure	1978
Henderson Block	Salt Lake City	Building	1978
Hepworth, Thomas and Mary, House	Salt Lake City	Building	2000
Herald Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1976
Highland Park Historic District	Salt Lake City	District	1998
Hills, Lewis S., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1977
Hills, Lewis S., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1990
Hintze-Anders House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Hobbs, Edward and Irene, House	Murray	Building	2018
Hollywood Apartments	Salt Lake City	Building	1994
Holman, Abba R., Block	Sandy	Building	1992
Holt, Samuel and Geneva, Farmstead	South Jordan	Building	2001
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church	Salt Lake City	Building	1975
Hotel Utah	Salt Lake City	Building	1978
Hotel Victor	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Huetter, Alfred and Hennie, House	Murray	Building	2019
Immanuel Baptist Church	Salt Lake City	Building	1978
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall	Salt Lake City	Building	1977
Iris Theater, Apartments and Commercial Building	Murray	Building	2001
Irving Junior High School	Salt Lake City	Building	1978
Ivanhoe Apartments	Salt Lake City	Building	1989
Jacobson, Hyrum and Selma Erickson, House	Sandy	Building	1999
Japanese Church of Christ (Additional Documentation)	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Jensen, Amos and Ida, House	Sandy	Building	2000
Jensen, James B. and Ellen May Cushing, House	Sandy	Building	1997
Jensen, Joseph F. and Isabelle, House	Sandy	Building	1998
Jensen, Michael, House	Sandy	Building	1999
Jensen-Clark House	Sandy	Building	2000
Jensen-Jensen House	Sandy	Building	2000
Johnson, David and Hattie S. Rasmuson, House	Sandy	Building	1999
Johnson, John A. and Annie C. Olsen, House	Sandy	Building	1999
Jordan School District Administration Building	Sandy	Building	1985
Judd, John W., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Judge Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1979
Kahn, Emanuel, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1977
Karrick Block	Salt Lake City	Building	1976
Kearns Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Kearns, Thomas, Mansion and Carriage House	Salt Lake City	Building	1970
Kearns-St. Ann's Orphanage	Salt Lake City	Building	1980
Keith, David, Mansion and Carriage House	Salt Lake City	Building	1971
Keith-O'Brien Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1977
Kelly, Albert H., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Kelly, John B., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Keyser, Malcolm and Elizabeth, House	Salt Lake City	Building	2008
Keyser-Cullen House	Salt Lake City	Building	1999
Kuhre, William D., House	Sandy	Building	1987
Ladies Literary Club Clubhouse	Salt Lake City	Building	1978
Landenberger, John C. and Mary, House	Salt Lake City	Building	2005
Langton, James and Susan R., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Lee, Harold B. and Fern, House	Salt Lake City	Building	2018
Lefler-Woodman Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1992
Lewis, Dr. David and Juanita, House	Salt Lake City	Building	2001
Liberty Park	Salt Lake City	Site	1980
Liberty Wells Historic District (Boundary Increase)	Salt Lake City	District	2012
Lincoln Arms Apartments	Salt Lake City	Building	1989
Little Cottonwood Canyon Climbing Area	Sandy	Site	2024
Little Dell Station	Salt Lake City	Building	1971
Livingston, William and Annie, House	Holladay	Building	2002
Lollin Block	Salt Lake City	Building	1977
Los Gables Apartments	Salt Lake City	Building	2021
Luce, Henry, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Lyne, Walter C., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1979
Mabey, Albert and Celestine, House	South Jordan	Building	2013
Mabry-Van Pelt House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Magna Commercial Downtown Historic District	Magna	District	2021
Magna Community Baptist Church	Magna	Building	1986
Malin, Millard F., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Marriott, Anne P., House	Sandy	Building	2000
Mattson, John and Mary, House	Sandy	Building	1996
McAllister,James G., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
McCornick Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1977
McCune, Alfred W., Mansion	Salt Lake City	Building	1974
McDonald, David, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1980
McDonald, J. G., Chocolate Company Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1978
McIntyre Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1977
McIntyre House	Salt Lake City	Building	1978
McLachlan, William, Farmhouse	Salt Lake City	Building	1980
McRae, Joseph and Marie N., House	Salt Lake City	Building	2002
Meek, Benjamin and Olivia, House	Draper	Building	2001
Mexican Branch LDS Meetinghouse	Salt Lake City	Building	2022
Meyer, Frederick A. E., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Mickelsen, Joseph E. and Mina W., House	Draper	Building	2004
Mickelsen, S.J., Hardware Store and Lumber Yard	Draper	Building	2004
Mickelson, Hyrum and Mary A. Terry Peterson, House	Sandy	Building	1999
Midvale City Hall	Midvale	Building	1994
Mitchell, Alexander, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Morris, Richard Vaughen, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1980
Morrison-Merrill Lumber Company Office and Warehouse	Salt Lake City	Building	1998
Mountain Dell Dam	Salt Lake City	Structure	1980
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. Garage	Salt Lake City	Building	1998
Mountair Acres Subdivision Historic District	Millcreek	District	2025
Mountair Canyon Historic District	Millcreek	District	2023
Muir, James A. and Janet, House	Sandy	Building	2018
Murray Baptist Church	Murray	Building	2026
Murray City Diesel Power Plant	Murray City	Building	2015
Murray Downtown Historic District	Murray	District	2006
Murray Downtown Residential Historic District	Murray	District	2005
Murray Downtown Residential Historic District (Boundary Increase)	Murray	District	2020
Murray Hillside Historic District	Murray	District	2014
Murray LDS Second Ward Meetinghouse	Murray	Building	2001
Murray Theater	Murray	Building	2001
Nelden, William A., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1978
Nelson, August M. and Mabel Jensen, House	Sandy	Building	1997
Nelson, Harlan and Marie, House	Salt Lake City	Building	2021
Nelson, Nels A., House	Sandy	Building	1992
Nelson-Beesley House	Salt Lake City	Building	1980
Neuhausen, Carl M., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1980
New York Hotel	Salt Lake City	Building	1980
Nielsen-Sanderson House	Draper	Building	2018
Oakwood	Salt Lake City	Building	1979
Old Clock at Zion's First National Bank	Salt Lake City	Object	1982
Old Pioneer Fort Site	Salt Lake City	Site	1974
Oldham, John and Elizabeth Brown, House	Sandy	Building	1997
Oquirrh School	Salt Lake City	Building	2008
Oregon Shortline Railroad Company Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1976
Orem, Frank M., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Orpheum Theatre	Salt Lake City	Building	1976
Orton-Malstrom House	Sandy	Building	1997
Ostler, John Thomas and Myrtle Bodell, House	Sandy	Building	1999
Ottinger Hall	Salt Lake City	Building	1971
Pacific Northwest Pipeline Building	Salt Lake City	Building	2011
Palace Apartments	Salt Lake City	Building	2021
Parade of Homes Lakewood Site Historic District	Holladay	District	2022
Park Hotel	Salt Lake City	Building	1992
Parmley, Mary Ellen, House	Sandy	Building	2000
Parrish, Lowell and Emily, House	Salt Lake City	Building	2018
Pearsall, Clifford R., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Peery Hotel	Salt Lake City	Building	1978
Peter Pan Apartments	Salt Lake City	Building	2008
Peterson, Charles, House	Sandy	Building	1992
Piccardy Apartments	Salt Lake City	Building	2008
Pierson, Peter and Ingrid C. Larson, House	Sandy	Building	1999
Platts, John, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1972
Price, John and Margaret, House	Salt Lake City	Building	2015
Price, Lorenzo and Emma, House and Barn	Salt Lake City	Building	1998
Pugh, Edward, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1978
Ramsey, Lewis A., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1999
Richardson-Bower Building	Salt Lake City	Building	2003
Riverton Elementary School	Riverton	Building	1996
Riverton Historic District	Riverton	District	2004
Rosenbaum, Edward and Harriet, House	Salt Lake City	Building	2020
Ross Hame	Holladay	Building	2018
Rowan, Matthew and Johanna, House	Murray	Building	2019
Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School	Salt Lake City	Building	1979
Royle, Jonathan C. and Eliza K., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Rumel, Eliza Gray, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Salt Lake City 15th Ward LDS Meetinghouse	Salt Lake City	Building	2023
Salt Lake City East Side Historic District (Boundary Increase)	Salt Lake City	District	2003
Salt Lake City Public Library	Salt Lake City	Building	1979
Salt Lake City and County Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1970
Salt Lake Country Club and Golf Course	Salt Lake City	District	2015
Salt Lake County Library	Midvale	Building	1982
Salt Lake Engineering Works-Bogue Supply Company Building (Additional Documentation)	Salt Lake City	Building	2003
Salt Lake Hardware Company Warehouse	Salt Lake City	Building	2001
Salt Lake Northwest Historic District	Salt Lake City	District	2001
Salt Lake Stamp Company Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Salt Lake Stock and Mining Exchange Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1976
Salt Lake Union Pacific Railroad Station	Salt Lake City	Building	1975
Sampson Apartments	Salt Lake City	Building	2010
Sandy City Bank	Sandy	Building	1997
Sandy Co-Op Block	Sandy	Building	1992
Sandy Historic District	Sandy	District	2007
Sandy LDS Stake Recreational Hall	Sandy	Building	2000
Sandy Second Ward Chapel	Sandy	Building	1997
Sandy Tithing Office	Sandy	Building	1985
Sarah Daft Home for the Aged	Salt Lake City	Building	2002
Seventh-day Adventist Meetinghouse and School	Salt Lake City	Building	2007
Silver Brothers' Iron Works Office and Warehouse	Salt Lake City	Building	1999
Smith Apartments	Salt Lake City	Building	1989
Smith, George Albert, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1993
Smith, Joseph M. and Celestia, House	Draper	Building	1994
Smith, Lauritz H. and Emma, House	Draper	Building	2006
Smith, Lauritz, House	Draper	Building	1983
Smith, Mary, House	Draper	Building	1994
Smith, Ray F. and Ethel, House	Murray	Building	2019
Smith-Bailey Drug Company Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
South Temple Historic District	Salt Lake City	District	1982
Spencer Homestead Site	Sandy	Site	2022
Sprague Branch of the Salt Lake City Public Library	Salt Lake City	Building	2003
St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral	Salt Lake City	Building	1970
Stairs Station Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District	Salt Lake City	District	1989
Steiner American Building	Salt Lake City	Building	2019
Stratford Hotel	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Sugar House LDS Ward Building	Salt Lake City	Building	2003
Sugar House Monument	Salt Lake City	Object	2003
Sugden, Roberta, House	Salt Lake City	Building	2016
Sweet Candy Company Building	Salt Lake City	Building	2000
Symphony Hall	Salt Lake City	Building	2024
Tampico Restaurant	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Taylor, Thomas & Margaret, House	Murray	Building	2020
Taylorsville LDS Ward Meetinghouse	Taylorsville	Building	2022
Technical High School	Salt Lake City	Building	1980
Temple Square NHL	Salt Lake City	District	1966
Tenth Ward Square	Salt Lake City	District	1977
The Nettie Gregory Center	Salt Lake City	Building	2025
Third Presbyterian Church Parsonage	Salt Lake City	Building	2000
Thompson, Niels and Mary Ann Fitzgerald, House	Sandy	Building	1997
Tracy Loan and Trust Company Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1978
Tribune Building (Additional Documentation)	Salt Lake City	Building	2012
Trinity A.M.E. Church	Salt Lake City	Building	1976
Twenty-Ninth Ward LDS Meetinghouse	Salt Lake City	Building	2015
US Post Office-Sugar House	Salt Lake City	Building	1994
Ulmer, Frank M. and Susan E., House	Salt Lake City	Building	2002
University Neighborhood Historic District (Additional Documentation)	Salt Lake City	District	1995
University of Utah Circle	Salt Lake City	District	1978
Utah Commercial and Savings Bank Building	Salt Lake City	Building	1975
Utah Copper Company Mine Superintendent's House	Copperton	Building	1985
Utah State Fair Grounds	Salt Lake City	Building	1981
Utah State Liquor Agency #22	Salt Lake City	Building	2003
Utah State Penitentiary Chapel by the Wayside	Draper	Building	2026
Van Dam, Louis E. and Florence Jensen, House	Sandy	Building	1999
Veterans Administration Hospital	Salt Lake City	Building	1996
Vincent, William Tyler and Amorilla Gammet, House	Sandy	Building	1997
Walbeck, Glen M. and Roxie, House	Draper	Building	2006
Walker Bank Building	Salt Lake City	Building	2006
Walker, George and Lida, House	Holladay	Building	2024
Walton, Wesley and Frances, House	Murray	Building	1995
Warehouse District	Salt Lake City	District	1982
Warehouse District (Boundary Increase)	Salt Lake City	District	2016
Warenski-Duvall Commercial Building and Apartments	Murray	Building	2000
Wasatch Mountain Club Lodge	Salt Lake City	Building	1980
Wasatch Springs Plunge	Salt Lake City	Building	1980
Weeks, Charles H., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Wells Historic District	Salt Lake City	District	2010
West Jordan Ward Meetinghouse	West Jordan	Building	1995
Western General Agency Building	Salt Lake City	Building	2015
Western Macaroni Manufacturing Company Factory	Salt Lake City	Building	2015
Westminster College President's House	Salt Lake City	Building	2001
Westmoreland Place Historic District	Salt Lake City	District	2011
Westwood Village Historic District	West Valley City	District	2024
Wheeler, Henry J., Farm	Murray	Building	1976
Whipple, Nelson Wheeler, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1979
Whitaker, John M., House	Salt Lake City	Building	1978
Wilson, William W. and Christene, House	Sandy	Building	2004
Woodruff Villa	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Woodruff, Asahel Hart, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Woodruff, Wilford, Farm House	Salt Lake City	Building	1982
Woodruff-Riter House	Salt Lake City	Building	1979
Yalecrest Historic District	Salt Lake City	District	2007
Yardley, Thomas, House	Salt Lake City	Building	1983
Z.C.M.I. Cast Iron Front	Salt Lake City	Building	1970
ZCMI General Warehouse	Salt Lake City	Building	2005

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Salt Lake was formed in 1850 (1850-01-31) from unknown / original county.

GREAT SALT LAKE (now SALT LAKE) created by the state of Deseret.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Salt Lake County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1850	1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
6,157	11,295	31,977	77,725	159,282	211,623	274,895	383,035	619,066	898,387	1,185,238

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

Site	Type	Dist.
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	Park unit	31.1 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

40 cemeteries and 5 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 40 of 40 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Alta City Cemetery	40.58828	-111.63547
B'Nai Israel Cemetery	40.77446	-111.85919
Bingham City Cemetery	40.5655	-112.08048
Bluffdale City Cemetery	40.49272	-111.93826
Brigham Young Family Memorial Cemetery	40.77125	-111.88776
Cathedral of the Madeleine	40.76996	-111.88172
Chandler Cemetery	40.55606	-112.13605
Crescent Cemetery	40.54939	-111.88965
Draper City Cemetery	40.52383	-111.86492
Elysian Burial Gardens	40.67134	-111.85882
Fort Douglas Cemetery	40.76022	-111.82409
Granite City Cemetery	40.57299	-111.8091
Herriman Cemetery	40.52494	-112.03382
Holladay Memorial Park Cemetery	40.66216	-111.83159
Kimball - Whitney Cemetery	40.77299	-111.88973
Lake Hills Memorial Estates	40.56811	-111.88811
Larkin Sunset Gardens	40.55554	-111.8415
Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery	40.74123	-111.8236
Midvale City Cemetery	40.61383	-111.90409
Montefiore Cemetery	40.77418	-111.85732
Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery	40.77564	-111.85501
Mount Olivet Cemetery	40.756	-111.84992
Mountain View Memorial Estates	40.61139	-111.8035
Murray Cemetery	40.65133	-111.87187
Pleasant Green Cemetery	40.6955	-112.11104
Redwood Memorial Cemetery	40.63249	-111.94079
Riverton City Cemetery	40.51189	-111.93465
Salt Lake City Cemetery	40.77482	-111.8628
Salt Lake Memorial Mausoleum	40.78077	-111.85937
Sandy City Cemetery	40.58736	-111.87346
Shaarey Tzedek Cemetery	40.78132	-111.86163
South Jordan Cemetery	40.558	-111.92215
Taylorsville Memorial Park Cemetery	40.6705	-111.93743
Union Fort Pioneer Cemetery	40.60991	-111.84893
Utah Veterans Cemetery and Memorial Park	40.44019	-111.93119
Valley View Memorial Park	40.67994	-111.99687
Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park	40.69772	-111.84242
Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park South	40.51451	-111.97526
West Jordan City Cemetery	40.60827	-111.92742
Wights Fort Cemetery	40.58758	-111.97376

Historical populated places — 5 of 5

Name	Lat	Lon
Bennion	40.63856	-111.93883
Cottonwood	40.65828	-111.8341
Fort Douglas	40.76356	-111.83188
Lark	40.52495	-112.09633
Redwood	40.71328	-111.9391

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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