Street Names in Salt Lake County
This page was last updated on May 16, 2008.
Until about 1870, Salt Lake City's street numbering system used the 1st South, 2nd South, etc., method, giving names to streets as they progressed south from Temple Square. Thus, 100 South was 1st South, 200 South was 2nd South, and so on.
This numbering was used to 9th South at 900 South. From that point, the roads were among the "Big Fields", or the five- to twenty-acre plots where the pioneers cultivated their crops. The naming system continued, but since the roads were farther apart, the area between them was much larger. After 9th South (900 South), the next road was known as 10th South, and became today's 1300 South. Next came 11th South, which is today's 1700 South. 12th South is today's 2100 South, and 13th South is today's 2700 South.
There the "Big Fields" area ended, but the naming system continued with 14th South being today's 3300 South. The area south of 13th South (today's 2700 South) was known as Millcreek, after the creek that flowed there on its way between the Wasatch Range and the Jordan River.
| Pioneer Name | Current Number |
| 9th South | 900 South |
| 10th South | 1300 South |
| 11th South | 1700 South |
| 12th South | 2100 South |
| 13th South | 2700 South |
| 14th South | 3300 South |
| 15th South | 3900 South |
| 16th South | 4500 South |
| 17th South | 4800 South (Murray-Taylorsville Road) |
Today's 4800 South was shown on a UP engineering drawing as 17th South, being the location of the Murray depot.
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