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County & City Profiles

We are working diligently to add profiles to each city. We hope you find this page an informative source for the history that surrounds each of the wonderful areas in Utah.

Beaver County: Recognizes the plentiful beavers in the area.
• Adamsville • Beaver • Burbank	• Cove Fort • Greenville	• Milford • Minersville	• Manderfield • North Creek

Box Elder: Box Elder County is abundant with Box Elder Trees.
• Bear River City • Brigham City • Corinne • Deweyville • Elwood	• Fielding • Garland • Honeyville • Howell • Mantua	• Perry • Plymouth • Portage • Riverside • Snowville	• South Willard • Tremonton • Willard

Cache County: Named for the fur stashes made by many of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers.
• Amalga • Avon • Benson • Cache Junction • Clarkston • College Ward • Cornish	• Cove • Hyde Park • Hyrum • Lewiston • Logan • Mendon • Millville	• Newton • Nibley • North Logan • Paradise • Petersboro • Providence • Richmond	• River Heights • Smithfield • Trenton • Utida • Wellsville • Young Ward

Carbon County: Named for the coal in the area.
• Carbonville • Castle Gate • East Carbon • East Wellington	• Helper • Hiawatha • Kenilworth • Martin	• Price • Scofield • Spring Glen • Standardville	• Sunnyside • Wellington

Daggett County: The first Utah Surveyor General was named Ellworth Daggett.
• Dutch John • Green Lake	• Greendale	• Manila	• Red Canyon

Davis County: Named after Daniel C. Davis, a captain in the Mormon Battalion.
• Bountiful • Centerville • Clearfield • Clinton	• Farmington • Fruit Heights • Kaysville	• Layton • North Salt Lake • South Hooper	• South Weber • Sunset • Syracuse • Woods Cross

Duchesne County: The origin of the county name Duchesne is uncertain. The Ute Indian word doo-shane meaning dark Canyon is a possiblilty.
• Altamont • Altonah • Arcadia • Bluebell • Boneta	• Bridgeland • Defas Park • Duchesne • Fruitland • Hanna	• Ioka • Leeton • Monarch • Mountain Home • Myton	• Neola • Roosevelt • Tabiona • Talmage • Upalco

Emery County: Named after George W. Emery, 1875 governor of the Utah Territory.
• Castle Dale • Clawson • Cleveland	• Elmo • Emery • Ferron	• Green River • Huntington	• Lawrence • Orangeville

Garfield County: Named after the 1892 President James S. Garfield.
• Angle • Antimony • Boulder	• Bryce • Bryce Canyon • Cannonville	• Escalante • Hatch • Henrieville	• Panguitch • Spry • Tropic

Grand County: Named after the Grande River, now known as the Colorado River.
• Castle Valley • Cisco	• Green River	• Moab	• Thompson

Iron County: Originally called Little Salt Lake Valley, later changed in reminder of the Iron mines west of Cedar City.
• Beryl • Beryle Junction • Brian Head • Cedar City	• Enoch • Kanarraville • Modena • Newcastle	• Paragonah • Parowan • Pinto	• Pintura • Summit • Uvada

Juab County: Juab is derived from an Indian word meaning thirsty valley or valley.
• Eureka • Levan	• Mammoth • Mona	• Nephi	• Rocky Ridge Town

Kane County: Named after Col. Thomas L. Kane, a friend of the Mormon settlers.
• Alton • Big Water	• Duck Creek • Glen Canyon	• Glendale • Kanab	• Mount Carmel • Orderville

Millard County: Honors the US President Millard Fillmore.
• Abraham • Bethel • Delta • Deseret • Eskdale • Fillmore	• Flowell • Garrison • Hinckley • Holden • Kanosh • Leamington	• Lynndyl • Meadow • Oak City • Oasis • Petra	• Scipio • Sugarville • Sutherland • Topaz • Woodrow

Morgan County: Jedediah Morgan Grant was the father of the LDS President Heber J. Grant.
• Croydon • Littleton • Milton	• Morgan • Mountain Green	• Peterson • Porterville	• Richville • Stoddard

Piute County: Strictly named in reminder of the Piute Indians.
• Circleville • Greenwich	• Junction	• Kingston	• Marysvale

Rich County: Named in Honor of a early LDS apostle, Charles C. Rich.
• Garden City • Laketown	• Meadowville • Pickleville	• Randolph • Round Valley	• Swan Creek • Woodruff

Salt Lake County: Named because of its proximity to the Great Salt Lake.
• Alta • Bingham Canyon • Bluffdale • Brighton • Copperton • Cottonwood • Draper	• Emigration Cnyn • Herriman • Holladay • Kearns • Magna • Midvale • Murray	• Riverton • Salt Lake City • Sandy • Snowbird • Solitude • South Jordan	• South Salt Lake • Taylorsville • Union • West Jordan • West Valley City • White City

San Juan County: There is a dispute of name origin for San Juan County, one explanation is the Spanish explorers and the other is the San Juan River.
• Aneth • Blanding • Bluff • Bullfrog • Fry Canyon	• Halls Crossing • Hite • Irish Green • La Sal	• Lake Powell • Mexican Hat • Montezuma Creek • Monticello	• Monument Valley • Natural Bridges • Ticaboo • White Mesa

Sanpete County: Sanpete possibly comes from a Ute Indian Chief named San Pitch.
• Axtell • Birdseye • Centerville • Chester • Ephraim	• Fairview • Fayette • Fountain Green • Gunnison • Indianola	• Manti • Mayfield • Milburn • Moroni • Mount Pleasant	• Oak Creek • Spring City • Sterling • Thistle • Whales

Sevier County: Named after the Sevier River.
• Annabella • Aurora • Austin • Bowery Haven • Burrville	• Central Valley • Elsinore • Fish Lake • Glenwood • Gooseberry	• Joseph • Koosharem • Monroe • Redmond • Richfield	• Salina • Sevier • Sigurd • Venice

Summit County: Summit County includes 39 of the State's highest peaks.
• Coalville • Deer Valley • Echo • Emory • Francis	• Henefer • Hoytsville • Kamas • Kimball Junction • Marion	• Oakley • Park City • Peoa • Pine Cliff • Rockport	• Snydervile • Summit Park • Upton • Wanship • Woodland

Tooele County: The exact origin of the name is unknown, though many believe that the name Tooele is from an Indian Chief named Tuilla.
• Bauer • Burmester • Callao • Clover • Dugway • Erda • Faust	• Gold Hill • Grantsville • Green Haven • Ibapah • Lake Point • Lakeside • Lincoln	• Ophir • Partoun • Pine Canyon • Rush Valley • Skull Valley • Stansbury Park • Stockton	• Terra • Tooele • Trout Creek • Vernon • Wendover

Uintah County: Named for the Ute Indian tribe that lives in the basin.
• Ballard • Bonanza • Bottle Hollow • Dry Fork	• Fort Duchesne • Gusher • Jensen • Lapoint	• Maeser • Naples • Ouray • Randlett	• Tridell • Vernal • Whiterocks

Utah County: Apparently anglicized form the word Yuta, which is what the Spanish Explores called the Ute Indians.
• Alpine • American Fork • Benjamin • Cedar Fort • Cedar Hills • Cedar Valley • Draper • Eagle Mountain • Elberta	• Elk Ridge • Fairfield • Genola • Goshen • Highland • Lake Shore • Lehi • Leland	• Lindon • Mapleton • Orem • Palmyra • Payson • Pleasant Grove • Provo • Salem	• Santaquin • Saratoga Springs • Spanish Fork • Spring Lake • Springville • Sundance • Vineyard • Woodland Hills

Wasatch County: A Lite Indian word meaning mountain pass or low place in the high mountains.
• Center Creek • Charleston • Daniels	• Hailstone • Heber City • Jordanelle	• Keetley • Midway	• Timber Lakes • Wallsburg

Washington County: Named in honor of George Washington, the first US President.
• Apple Valley • Bloomigton • Brookside • Central • Chekshani Cliffs • Dammeron Valley • Diamond Valley	• Enterprise • Gunlock • Harrisburg JCT. • Hildale • Hurricane • Ivins • Kayenta	• La Verkin • Leeds • Middleton • New Harmony • Pine Valley • Rockville • Saint George	• Santa Clara • Springdale • Toquerville • Veyo • Virgin • Washington • Winchester Hills

Wayne County: Supposedly named for Wayne Robinson the son of state legislator Willis E. Robinson.
• Bicknell • Caineville • Fremont	• Fruita • Grover • Hanksville	• Loa • Lyman	• Teasdale • Torrey

Weber County: Named after the Weber Basin area.
• Eden • Farr West • Harrisville • Hooper • Huntsville • Kanesville	• Liberty • North Ogden • Ogden • Plain City • Pleasant View • Riverdale	• Roy • Slaterville • South Hooper • South Ogden • Taylor • Uintah	• Warren • Washington Ter • West Haven • West Warren • West Weber • Wilson