Sandy in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Union Cemetery

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 18, 2025

1. Union Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Rufus Forbush buried his wife Polly Clark, at this spot on 22 August 1851. In 1852, after several victims of a black smallpox epidemic had been buried here, he contributed the land for use as a pioneer cemetery and many of the prominent early citizens of Union were buried here. All official records are lost but the restorers of the cemetery have been able to identify the graves of 48 adults, 72 children, and 20 persons of undetermined age.

Erected 1951 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 155.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 22, 1851.

Location. 40° 36.572′ N, 111° 50.937′ W. Marker is in Sandy, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is on Creek Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1533 Creek Road, Sandy UT 84093, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

It is

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also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Fort (approx. one mile away); John & Myrtle Ostler House (approx. 1.8 miles away); Sandy-Alta Railroad (approx. 1.9 miles away); John & Elizabeth Oldham House (approx. 1.9 miles away); John & Johanna Anderson House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Niels & Mary Ann Thompson House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Amos and Ida Jensen House (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandy.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 18, 2025

2. Union Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 208 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 18, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.