Many forts were build around Utah and neighboring states in an attempt to prevent attacks from the natives, most were never needed but it’s always been fascinating to me to see where they were, how big they were and more.

This page is to link out to each of them I’ve documented.

Forts in Utah

  1. Fort Alma (Monroe)
  2. American Fork Fort
  3. Bear River Camp (near Randolph)
  4. Bear River City Fort
  5. Bench Fort (Vernal)
  6. Bingham’s Fort (Ogden)
  7. Box Elder Fort
  8. Brown’s Fort (Ogden)
  9. Fort Buenaventura (Ogden)
  10. Fort Cameron (Beaver)
  11. Big Cottonwood Creek Fort
  12. Bluff Fort
  13. Call’s Fort
  14. Carson’s Fort (Camp Floyd)
  15. Fort Cedar (Cedar City)
  16. Fort Herriman
  17. Fort Scared-to-Death (Vernal)
  18. Cedar Springs Fort (Holden)
  19. Cove Fort
  20. The Davis Fort (Brigham City)
  21. Fort Deseret (Delta-ish)
  22. Fort Douglas
  23. Draper Fort
  24. Fort Duschesne
  25. Fortifying Echo Canyon
  26. English Fort (Taylorsville)
  27. Fairview Fort
  28. Farr’s Fort (Ogden)
  29. Fillmore Fort
  30. Hamilton Fort (Cedar City)
  31. Fort Harmony (New Harmony)
  32. Heber City Fort
  33. Hoytsville Fort
  34. Huntsville Fort
  35. Fort Ephraim
  36. Farr’s Fort (Ogden)
  37. Grantsville Fort
  38. Johnson’s Fort (Enoch)
  39. Johnston’s Fort (Camp Floyd)
  40. Fort Kanab
  41. Fort Kanarra
  42. Kaysville Fort
  43. Kingston Fort/Kington Fort/Morrisite Fort (South Weber)
  44. Lake Shore Fort
  45. Layton’s Little Fort
  46. Lehi Fort
  47. Manti Forts
  48. Maughan’s Fort (Wellsville)
  49. Mendon Fort
  50. Midway Fort
  51. Moroni Fort
  52. Mound Fort (Ogden)
  53. Mt. Pleasant Fort
  54. Fort Mountainville
  55. Salt Creek Fort (Nephi)
  56. North Fort (First in Salt Lake City)
  57. North Ogden Fort
  58. North Willow Creek Fort (Willard)
  59. Ogden Fort
  60. Ogden’s Forts
  61. Fort Omni (Richfield)
  62. Palmyra Fort
  63. Panguitch Fort
  64. Paragonah Fort
  65. Parowan Adobe Fort
  66. Payson Fort
  67. Pleasant Grove Fort
  68. Pond Town Fort (Salem)
  69. Richmond Fort
  70. Rhoades Valley Fort (Kamas)
  71. Fort Robidoux (Fort Duchesne)
  72. Fort Sage Bottom (Peoa)
  73. Fort Sanford (Panguitch area)
  74. Fort Santa Clara
  75. Salina Fort
  76. South Fort (built onto the side side of the first fort in SLC)
  77. Springville Fort
  78. Fort St. Luke (Spanish Fork)
  79. Summit Creek Fort (Smithfield)
  80. Uinta Fort (Ogden)
  81. Fort Uintah (Fort Duchesne)
  82. Union Fort (Midvale)
  83. Fort Utah (Provo)
  84. Wallsburg Fort
  85. Wight’s Fort
  86. Fort Wintey (Fort Duchesne)
  87. Fort Willden (Near Cove Fort)

Forts in Idaho

Forts in Nevada

Forts in Wyoming