Kimball-Whitney Cemetery

When the pioneers divided up the new city, Heber C. Kimball — Brigham Young's first counselor — took the land near here for his large family, and with his friend Newel K. Whitney set aside a half-block nearby as a private burial ground for them both. Thirty-three Kimballs, thirteen Whitneys, and ten others lie there, Kimball and Whitney among them. Two founding families of Mormon Utah kept their dead together in one small plot, which the growing city eventually closed in around. The DUP monument marks the spot.

What the plaque says

Heber C. Kimball, pioneer of 1847 and first counselor to Brigham Young, was allotted the land adjacent to this monument upon which to build homes for his family, the majority of whom arrived in 1848. He and Newel K. Whitney dedicated a plot of ground one-half block east as a private cemetery for both families. Buried therein are 33 Kimballs, 13 Whitneys and 10 others. Both Heber C. Kimball and Newel K. Whitney are interred in this sacred spot.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Salt Lake City — steps away
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.
• Temple Square — steps away
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City
• Ensign Peak — 1.2 mi
  A short hike to the spot where Brigham Young surveyed the valley
• Liberty Park — 2.1 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882

More markers nearby

• McCune Mansion (2) — steps away
• First University West of the Mississippi — steps away
• The Law, Government, Liberty and The Way — steps away
• Hyrum Smith — 0.2 mi