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

Forts in Idaho

Forts in Nevada

Forts in Wyoming