Grantsville in Tooele County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

The Cherokee Trail

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 30, 2026

1. The Cherokee Trail Marker

Inscription. The Cherokee Trail is the longest branch of the California National Historic Trail It originates in Arkansas and Oklahoma. The Trail crosses Kansas and Wyoming East to West, and in Colorado, South to North. In 1849, the Evans/Cherokee Wagon Train came through this area on their way to the California goldfields, merging with the California Trail in Wyoming. In Utah, they traveled around the South end of the Great Salt Lake, taking the "Hastings Cut-Off," one of the few to take this route since the Donner party in 1846.

Erected by Utah State Society and National Society Daughters of the American Colonists.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, and the Daughters of the American Colonists series lists.

Location. 40° 36.118′ N, 112° 28.423′ W. Marker is in Grantsville, Utah, in Tooele County. It is on North Cooley Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 90 N Cooley

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Street, Grantsville UT 84029, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Wasatch Front,

in the West Desert,

and in Greater Salt Lake.

It is 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: Donner-Reed Memorial Museum (a few steps from this marker); Jeffries Property Cabin (a few steps from this marker); Grantsville Fort (within shouting distance of this marker); Pioneer Blacksmith Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Twenty Wells/Emigrant Graves (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lincoln Highway (approx. half a mile away); Alex and Mary Johnson Home (approx. half a mile away); Hilda Anderson Erickson (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grantsville.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 30, 2026

2. The Cherokee Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.