Overview of Salt Lake City: History

Salt Lake City was settled in 1847 by Brigham Young and his followers in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the LDS Church or the Mormon Church, and whose followers are often called Mormons or, less frequently, Latter-day Saints. Read More »

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Salt Lake County, Utah

Mandolin Condominium, 2 km (1 mile)
Dorius Building Condominium, 2 km (1 mile)
Cobble Knoll Condominium, 2 km (1 mile)
Dolans, 2 km (1 mile)
New London, 2 km (1 mile)
Cummings, 2 km (2 miles)
Dunfords, 3 km (2 miles)
Ensign Downs Place, 3 km (2 miles)
Capitol Heights, 3 km (2 miles)
Lincoln Village, 4 km (3 miles)
Beyles Riverside Plot, 4 km (3 miles)
Concord Park, 4 km (3 miles)
Fort Douglas, 5 km (3 miles)
Coates and Corums Lake Breeze, 5 km (3 miles)
Deskys Addition Five, 5 km (3 miles)
Forest Dale, 5 km (3 miles)
Maach Addition, 5 km (3 miles)
Fort Douglas Cemetery, 5 km (3 miles)
Folsons Addition, 6 km (3 miles)
Clark Village Gardens, 6 km (4 miles)
Earl D Grays, 6 km (4 miles)
Liberty Acres, 6 km (4 miles)
Lake Park, 7 km (4 miles)
East Redwood, 8 km (5 miles)
Canyon Rim, population 10,062, 8 km (5 miles)
Davis, 9 km (5 miles)
Carole Addition, 9 km (6 miles)
East Millcreek, 10 km (6 miles)
Country Corners Condominium, 10 km (6 miles)
Crus, 10 km (6 miles)
Murray Meadows, 10 km (6 miles)
Convest, 11 km (7 miles)
Farley, 11 km (7 miles)
Cresthill Circle, 11 km (7 miles)
La Joya Heoghts, 11 km (7 miles)
Emigration Passive Solar Home Condominium, 11 km (7 miles)
Nathan Circle, 11 km (7 miles)
Bonnie Brae, 11 km (7 miles)
Dannich Estates, 11 km (7 miles)
Mount Olympus, 12 km (7 miles)
Mount Olympus Park, 13 km (8 miles)
East Magna, 15 km (10 miles)
Equestrian Springs, 15 km (10 miles)
Copperview Village Condominium, 16 km (10 miles)
Copper Hill Heights Twelve, 16 km (10 miles)
Breeze Estates, 18 km (11 miles)
Den-Mar Condominium, 18 km (11 miles)
Country Creek Estates One and Two, 18 km (11 miles)
Garden Lot Addition, 19 km (12 miles)
Copper Cove Condominium, 20 km (12 miles)
Bingham Tunnel, 31 km (19 miles)

Valleys in Salt Lake County, Utah

City Creek Canyon, 2 km (1 mile)
Georges Hollow, 6 km (4 miles)
Burnt Hollow, 13 km (8 miles)
Big Hatch Canyon, 18 km (11 miles)
Deadmans Wash, 22 km (14 miles)
Bingham Canyon, 29 km (18 miles)
Dry Fork Bingham Canyon, 30 km (19 miles)

Buildings in Salt Lake County, Utah

Utah State Capitol, 2 km (1 mile)
Bureau of Land Management State Office, 4 km (3 miles)

Streams in Salt Lake County, Utah

Emigration Creek, 4 km (3 miles)
Coon Creek, 19 km (12 miles)

Ridges in Davis County, Utah

First Ridge, 10 km (6 miles)
Daddy Stump Ridge, 31 km (20 miles)

Davis County, Utah

Brown, 11 km (7 miles)
Church Heights, 11 km (7 miles)
Betty Manor, 12 km (7 miles)
Briarwood Acres, 12 km (8 miles)
Feller Drive, 13 km (8 miles)
Lakeview Cemetery, 14 km (8 miles)
Lakeview Terrace, 14 km (9 miles)
Briggs, 14 km (9 miles)
Bountiful, population 42,552, 14 km (9 miles)
Mountain Park, 15 km (9 miles)
Evergreen Acres, 15 km (9 miles)
Ellis Park, 15 km (10 miles)
Foothill Acres, 15 km (10 miles)
Evergreen, 16 km (10 miles)
Buckland Flat Recreation Site, 18 km (11 miles)
Bonito Verde, 19 km (12 miles)
Elliot Estates, 23 km (14 miles)
Country Hills of Farmington, 23 km (14 miles)
Floral Grove Estates, 24 km (15 miles)
Farmington Siding, 25 km (15 miles)
Farmington Heights, 26 km (16 miles)
East Oaks, 30 km (19 miles)
Clover Estates, 31 km (20 miles)
Crestwood Acres, 32 km (20 miles)
Fairfield Estates, 32 km (20 miles)
Eastview, 33 km (20 miles)
Fort Lane Plaza Condominium, 33 km (21 miles)
Layton, population 67,311, 34 km (21 miles)
Church Hill Estates, 35 km (22 miles)
East Layton, 36 km (22 miles)
Fort Lane, 36 km (22 miles)
Cottonwood, 36 km (23 miles)
Clair Black, 36 km (23 miles)
Country Oaks, 36 km (23 miles)
Diamond Oaks, 37 km (23 miles)
Dreams End, 37 km (23 miles)
Colonies of East Pointe, 37 km (23 miles)
Camelot, 37 km (23 miles)
Clearfield Job Corps Training Center, 39 km (24 miles)
Campbell Heights, 39 km (24 miles)
Deer Run Estates, 40 km (25 miles)
Clearfield, population 30,112, 41 km (25 miles)
C and G Estates, 41 km (25 miles)

Schools in Davis County, Utah

Bountiful Junior High School, 15 km (9 miles)
Knowlton School, 27 km (17 miles)
Burton School, 31 km (19 miles)
Layton Elementary School, 34 km (21 miles)
Davis Junior High School, 40 km (25 miles)

Inlets in Salt Lake County, Utah

Left Fork Spring Creek, 19 km (12 miles)

Valleys in Davis County, Utah

Ford Canyon, 20 km (12 miles)

Streams in Davis County, Utah

Farmington Creek, 22 km (14 miles)
Mud Creek, 26 km (16 miles)

Valleys in Morgan County, Utah

Blue Bell Hollow, 23 km (15 miles)
Dip Hollow, 32 km (20 miles)
Broad Hollow, 33 km (21 miles)

Summit County, Utah

Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, 25 km (15 miles)

Bays in Davis County, Utah

Farmington Bay, 25 km (16 miles)

Ridges in Morgan County, Utah

Mahogany Ridge, 27 km (17 miles)

Plains in Salt Lake County, Utah

Fern Flat, 28 km (17 miles)

Streams in Morgan County, Utah

Dry Pine Creek, 29 km (18 miles)

Reservoirs in Morgan County, Utah

East Canyon Reservoir, 30 km (19 miles)

Valleys in Tooele County, Utah

Coyote Canyon, 32 km (20 miles)
Flood Canyon, 35 km (22 miles)

Valleys in Summit County, Utah

Bishops Canyon, 37 km (23 miles)

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Brown Jug School, a school in Wayne County, Iowa
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Delar Kamar, a mountain in Ostan-e Semnan, Iran
Desa Mentasan in Central Java, Indonesia
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Gohand Lahri, an intermittent stream in Punjab, Pakistan
Huaishuwan in Hubei, China
Inhampsi in Mozambique
Jakin, population 155 in Early County, Georgia
Kattikedanda in Batase, Sindhupalchok, Bagmati Zone, Central Region, Nepal
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Patti Kalan in Punjab, Pakistan
Pepita in Departamento de Antioquia, Colombia
Premnagar in Bangladesh
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Sheps Gulch, a valley in Broadwater County, Montana
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Upper Spring, a spring in Bannock County, Idaho
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