Utah County

Camp Floyd and the Stagecoach Inn State Park combine two historic sites. A cemetery and commissary building are all that remain of Camp Floyd which was an old military post that once consisted of 400 buildings. From 1858 to 1861 there were 3,500 troops stationed at Camp Floyd to suppress a Mormon rebellion that never happened.

The restored two-story Stagecoach Inn is located close by. It was a stop on the Pony Express route.

Cedar Fort (pop. 350) is a small town located to the southwest of Salt Lake City.

Cedar Hills (pop. 7,800) is small town located on the edge of the Uinta National Forest northeast of American Fork. It is the fastest growing town in Utah. The population was 700 in 1990.

Elk Ridge (pop. 1,840) is located 12mi/20km south of Provo in central Utah.

The small town of Highland (pop. 12,300) is just west of the Uinta National Forest on Highway 92 south of Salt Lake City.

Lindon (pop. 8,400) is located southeast of American Fork on Highway 89 south of Salt Lake City in Utah County.

The town of Mapleton (pop. 5,800) is located at the foot of Sierra Bonita Mountain in Utah County.

The Mapleton Historical Museum is housed in the Roswell D. Bird pioneer home. It was built sometime around 1895. The museum features a library and historic artifacts.

The town of Payson (pop. 12,700) is located in Utah County in central Utah.

The City Center Daughters of The Utah Pioneers Museum in Payson has a furnished log cabin and other pioneer relics from the last 150 years of Utah history.

The Peteetneet Daughters of The Utah Pioneers Museum in Payson has theme rooms including a furnished Victorian room and a schoolroom.

Pleasant Grove (27,100) is a town located between American Fork and Orem in Utah County.

Salem (pop. 4,400) is located just south of Spanish Fork in Uath County. It was founded in 1851 and was once known as Pond Town.

Santaquin (pop. 4,800) is a town in Utah County, with its own pioneer museum. It is located southwest of Provo.

The Chieftain Museum in Santaquin features early pioneer exhibits from the settlers of the area.

Spanish Fork (pop. 23,000) is a fast-growing town located in central Utah. It was settled by the Mormons in 1850 and is named for a fork in the river leading to Utah Lake.

The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum in Spanish Fork features pioneer artifacts and local history exhibits.