Salt Lake City Cemetery
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The Salt Lake City Cemetery is in The Avenues
neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah
. Approximately 120,000 persons are buried in the cemetery. Many religious leaders and politicians, particularly many leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) lie in the cemetery. It encompasses over 250 acres (1 km²) and contains 9 miles of roads. It is the largest city-operated cemetery in the United States
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months after the Mormon pioneers had settled the Salt Lake Valley
. In 1849, George Wallace, Daniel H. Wells
, and Joseph Heywood surveyed 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) at the same site for the area's burial grounds. In 1851, Salt Lake City was incorporated and the 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) officially became the Salt Lake City Cemetery with George Wallace as its first sexton
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The Avenues, Salt Lake City, Utah
The Avenues is a neighborhood in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is named after the perfectly grid-like, closely laid out roads called Avenues and Streets. First surveyed in the 1850s, the Avenues became Salt Lake City's first neighborhood. Today, the Avenues neighborhood is generally considered...
neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
. Approximately 120,000 persons are buried in the cemetery. Many religious leaders and politicians, particularly many leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) lie in the cemetery. It encompasses over 250 acres (1 km²) and contains 9 miles of roads. It is the largest city-operated cemetery in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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History
The first burial occurred on September 27, 1847, when George Wallace buried his child, Mary Wallace. The burial was twomonths after the Mormon pioneers had settled the Salt Lake Valley
Salt Lake Valley
Salt Lake Valley is a valley in Salt Lake County in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Utah. It contains Salt Lake City and many of its suburbs, notably West Valley City, Murray, Sandy, and West Jordan; its total population is 1,029,655 as of 2010...
. In 1849, George Wallace, Daniel H. Wells
Daniel H. Wells
Daniel Hanmer Wells was an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the third mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States....
, and Joseph Heywood surveyed 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) at the same site for the area's burial grounds. In 1851, Salt Lake City was incorporated and the 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) officially became the Salt Lake City Cemetery with George Wallace as its first sexton
Sexton (office)
A sexton is a church, congregation or synagogue officer charged with the maintenance of its buildings and/or the surrounding graveyard. In smaller places of worship, this office is often combined with that of verger...
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Plot shortage
As of July 1, 2006, prices for plots have been increased to $700. As of late 2006, only 4,300 cemetery plots remain unsold. Cemetery officials predict that the cemetery will be completely sold out in 10 to 15 years.External links
- Official Site
- Political Graveyard - a listing of politicians by burial place
- Utah Cemetery Burials Database
- Salt Lake City Cemetery at Find A GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...