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

Forts in Idaho

Forts in Nevada

Forts in Wyoming