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

Tooele's First Cemetery

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 12, 2026

1. Tooele's First Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Pioneers of Tooele and Rush Valley were buried here between 1850-1867. A sno plots were sold, families were required to dig the grave and use the next burial space. Several bodies were moved to the new cemetery. These remain:

Adams, William B. · Adams, Henry · Baker, John T. · Bates, Lansing · Bevan, Elizabeth · Bevan, Hugh · Bevan, James Franklin · Burridge, Annie Jane · Burridge, Daniel Shaw · Chamberlain, Thomas · Charles, David · Charles, Mary Ann · Clegg, Agnes · Custer, Lorenzo · Despain, Hyrum · Edwards, Julyann · Edwards, Armilda · Gowans, Ann · Green, Emma B. · Ide, Clara · Kelsey, Rachel · Kelsey, Susanna · Marshall, Agnes Mcintyre · Marshall, Babies (3) · Maughan, Thomas Harrison · Maughn, Peter · McKendrick, Robert · Nelson, Robert or Leroy · Nix, III James · Nix, Harriet Whale · Nix, Sarah Early · Pehrson, Sophia · Pratt, Levius Crooks · Pratt, Onthew Crooks · Sagers Martha Smith · Salsbury, Hannah Castle · Salsbury, Robert · Smith, Adam Wylie · Smith, Christina · Speirs, Agnes · Stewart, Peter · Stookey, Samuel Shambip

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· Sweet, Amy · Tuttle, Mary Emma · Tuttle, Sarah Maria Clinton · Utley, Mary Agnes · Whale, Thomas · Whale, Harriet Cook

Erected 1925 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 331.)

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 year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 40° 30.988′ N, 112° 18.252′ W. Marker is in Tooele, Utah, in Tooele County. It is on South Main Street, on the right when traveling north. A small parking area to access this marker is located on the corner of Settlement Canyon Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 805 S Main St, Tooele UT 84074, 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,

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 12, 2026

2. Tooele's First Cemetery Marker

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 walking distance of this marker: Tooele City Pioneer Cemetery and Memorial Garden (a few steps from this marker); Early Settlers of Tooele County (approx. 0.4 miles away); Tooele Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Old Tooele County Courthouse / Existing County Courthouse (approx. one mile away); Tooele Veteran's Memorial (approx. one mile away); "Seek On" (approx. one mile away); Tooele's Mud Wall / Building the Mud Wall (approx. one mile away); "Proud" (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tooele.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.