List of municipalities in Utah explained

Utah is a state located in the Western United States., there are 253 municipalities in the U.S. state of Utah. A municipality is called a town if the population is under 1,000 people, and a city if the population is over 1,000 people.[1] Incorporation means that a municipal charter has been adopted by the affected population following a referendum. In the Constitution of Utah, cities and towns are granted "the authority to exercise all powers relating to municipal affairs, and to adopt and enforce within its limits, local police, sanitary and similar regulations not in conflict with the general law"[2] They also have the power to raise and collect taxes, to provide and maintain local public services, acquire by eminent domain any property needed to make local improvements, and to raise money by bonds.

The area had been occupied by different Native American groups dating to about 10,000 years before present. Europeans entered the region the 1500s with the expedition of Garci-Lopez de Cardenas, as recorded by Francisco de Coronado,[3] and in subsequent decades other Europeans had a scattered presence as mountain men or explorers but there were no large or permanent settlments. Utah was colonized by the Spanish Empire as part of the Province of Las Californias, and later Alta California. After Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821, Utah was under Mexican control until the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 ceded the territory to the United States of America. The Spanish and Mexican legacy of the state is present in many place names, particularly in the southern portion of Utah. In July 22, 1847, the first party of Latter-day Saint pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley, where they founded Salt Lake City. Over the next 22 years, more than 70,000 Mormon pioneers crossed the plains and settled in Utah.[4] Initial colonization along the Wasatch Front was mostly made by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), with little direct involvement from LDS leadership. Outside the Wasatch Front, many settlements were directed, planned, organized, and dispatched by leaders of the Church. Settlements were also founded by the railroads, mining companies and non-LDS settlers. Many settlements were named after leaders, history or from scriptures of the LDS Church. Natural features of the region, including rivers, mountains, lakes and flora, are also commonly used for names.

The 2017 American Community Survey estimate puts 2,792,531 of the state's 3,101,883 residents within these cities and towns, accounting for 90% of the population. Just over 75% of Utah's population is concentrated in the four Wasatch Front counties of Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, and Weber. The largest city is the state's capital of Salt Lake City with a population of 194,188, and the former coal mining town of Scofield is the smallest town with 15 people.

In 2015, a new form of local government, the metro township, was created.[5] Five unincorporated townships in Salt Lake County voted to incorporate as metro townships, allowing them to elect councils and manage a budget, but they must contract with other cities for municipal services and have limited taxation powers.[6] The five metro townships are Kearns, Magna, Copperton, Emigration Canyon and White City.

List

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County
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income (2017)[11]
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AlpineUtahCity10,2514951feet1850$112,727Adjacent high mountains of the Wasatch Mountains and Traverse Mountains
AltaSalt LakeTown2288560feet1866$63,750Spanish word for "high" due to Alta's elevation
AltamontDuchesneTown2396388feet1953$73,125Composite name of nearby peaks Altonah and Mt. Emmons
AltonKaneTown1187041feet1865$46,250Altafjord in Norway
AmalgaCacheTown4824439feet1860$56,875Amalgamated Sugar Company
American ForkUtahCity33,3374606feet1850$70,926American Fork (river), a tributary of Utah Lake
AnnabellaSevierTown8365292feet1871$57,125Composite name of Ann S. Roberts and Isabella Dalton, woman settlers of Annabella
AntimonyGarfieldTown1186453feet1873$42,023The metal antimony that was mined in the area
Apple ValleyWashingtonTown8554941feet2004$66,768
AuroraSevierCity9845200feet1875$59,792Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn
BallardUintahTown1,1315049feet1905$66,250Melvin J. Ballard, a LDS Church Apostle
Bear River CityBox ElderCity8774258feet1866$62,917Bear River, a 350miles river and largest tributary of the Great Salt Lake
BeaverBeaverCity3,5925902feet1856$46,708Beaver River, a 242miles river that eventually disappears into the ground
BicknellWayneTown3237123feet1879$50,000Thomas W. Bicknell, who donated 500 books to the library
Big WaterKaneTown4494108feet1958[12] $38,879
BlandingSan JuanCity3,3946106feet1887$57,119Maiden name of the wife of Thomas W. Bicknell, who donated 500 books to the library
BluffSan JuanTown2404324feet1880$51,607The bluffs along the San Juan River
BluffdaleSalt Lake/UtahCity17,0144436feet1886$105,391The bluffs along the Jordan River
BoulderGarfieldTown2276703feet1889$41,000Boulder Mountain, a 11317feet mountain located in the Dixie National Forest
BountifulDavisCity45,7624797feet1847$69,611The Book of Mormon city of Bountiful
Brian HeadIronTown1519800feet1975William Jennings Bryan, national politician and former candidate for President of the United States
Brigham CityBox ElderCity19,6504436feet1850$49,760Brigham Young, LDS Church President and first territorial Governor of Utah
BrightonSalt LakeTown4328,707 feet(2,653 m)1871Brighton, England
Bryce Canyon CityGarfieldTown3367664feet1875$40,500Local homesteader Ebenezer Bryce
CannonvilleGarfieldTown1865886feet1874$72,500George Q. Cannon, a LDS Church Apostle
Castle DaleEmeryCity1,4925676feet1879[13] $45,250Located in the Castle Valley, but a Postal Service mistake listed town as Castle Dale instead of Castle Vale.
Castle ValleyGrandTown3474685feet1974[14] $43,906Located in the Castle Valley
Cedar CityIronCity35,2355846feet1851$42,216Large number of juniper trees, known as "cedars"
Cedar FortUtahTown4275085feet1856$68,250Large number of juniper trees in the area, known as "cedars"
Cedar HillsUtahCity10,0194957feet1977$97,039Local juniper-covered hills
CenterfieldSanpeteCity1,3415098feet1869$51,950Center of the Gunnison Valley
CentervilleDavisCity16,8844377feet1848[15] $84,436Center between Farmington and Bountiful
Central ValleySevierTown6475305feet1873$56,250
CharlestonWasatchTown4365440feet1852$69,875Charles Shelton, who surveyed the town
CirclevillePiuteTown5506066feet1864$54,688Located in the Circle Valley
ClarkstonCacheTown7494879feet1864$61,932Justus Clark, an original settler.
ClawsonEmeryTown1625942feet1897$54,375Rudger Clawson, a LDS Church Apostle
ClearfieldDavisCity31,9094465feet1877$52,034The open surroundings of the area
ClevelandEmeryTown4975722feet1885$71,105Grover Cleveland, President of the United States
ClintonDavisCity23,3864393feet1936$76,378
CoalvilleSummitCity1,4865577feet1858$64,688Many of the miners came from Coalville, England
CoppertonSalt LakeMetro Township8295,643 feet(1,719 m)1926$62,656Company town for the Utah Copper Company
CorinneBox ElderTown8094226feet1869$51,700Corinne, the first child born in the area
CornishCacheTown2744485feet1937$49,500William D. Cornish, vice-president of the Union Pacific Railroad
Cottonwood HeightsSalt LakeCity33,6174823feet1848$86,207Cottonwood trees found in the area
DanielWasatchTown9165715feet1874$77,500Aaron Daniels, one of the first settlers
DeltaMillardCity3,6224639feet1906$65,040The river delta of the Sevier River
DeweyvilleBox ElderTown4174437feet1864$66,719John C. Dewey, an early settler to the area
DraperSalt Lake/ UtahCity51,0174505feet1849$110,270William Draper, the town's first LDS Church Bishop
DuchesneDuchesneCity1,5885518feet1904$49,318Nearby Fort Duchesne
Dutch JohnDaggettTown1416430feet1957$48,430Dutch John's name came from John Honselena, often mispronounced “Hunslinger”, who was actually a native of Sheiswig (Schleswig), Germany
Eagle MountainUtahCity43,6234882feet1996$74,885Eagle Mountain Properties, the development company of the city
East CarbonCarbonCity1,5564987feet1922$29,000Coal deposits found in the area
Elk RidgeUtahCity4,6875354feet1976$82,500
ElmoEmeryTown4055692feet1908$43,125[16] A combination of the first letters of each name from the original settlers. Erickson, Larsen, Mortensen, Oviatt
ElsinoreSevierTown8025351feet1874$51,667Elsinore, Denmark
ElwoodBox ElderTown1,1734298feet1879$81,161Postal Service named the town
EmeryEmeryTown3076253feet1881[17] $41,875George W. Emery, territorial Governor of Utah
Emigration CanyonSalt LakeMetro Township1,4661846
EnochIronCity7,3745545feet1851$53,569Enoch, a biblical figure in the Old Testament
EnterpriseWashingtonCity2,0275318feet1902$57,171Name reflected the first settlers' ability to adjust to problem experienced by the first settlers
EphraimSanpeteCity5,6115541feet1854$39,626Tribe of Ephraim, one of the twelve Tribes of Israel.
ErdaTooeleCity3,67322.5 sq mi4,344 feet(1,324 m)1852$135,932Erda is a German word that means earth
EscalanteGarfieldCity7865820feet1876$64,250Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, a Franciscan missionary who explored the area in 1776
EurekaJuabCity6626430feet1869$45,625Eureka is the ancient Greek name for "I have found it", relating to the gold mines found in the area
FairfieldUtahTown1604877feet1855$85,208Amos Fielding, an early settler of the area
FairviewSanpeteCity1,2036948feet1859$59,583The attractive surroundings of the area
FarmingtonDavisCity24,5314304feet1847$97,168The farms found in the area
Farr WestWeberCity7,6914265feet1858$90,217Located west of Farr's Fort which was named after Lorin Farr, an early LDS Church stake president of the area.
FayetteSanpeteTown2455052feet1861$76,563Fayette, New York, where the LDS Church was organized
FerronEmeryCity1,4745971feet1877[18] $51,131A. D. Ferron, surveyor of the area
FieldingBox ElderTown5464373feet1892$51,053Mother of LDS Church President Joseph Fielding Smith
FillmoreMillardCity2,5925135feet1851$54,901Millard Fillmore, President of the United States
Fountain GreenSanpeteCity1,1975899feet1850$51,875Lush meadows surrounding the area's springs
FrancisSummitTown1,5646562feet1869$75,982Francis M. Lyman, a LDS Church Apostle
Fruit HeightsDavisCity6,1014698feet1850[19] $104,984Fruit orchards located above the valley floor
Garden CityRichTown6025968feet1877[20] $45,547Site was considered the garden spot of the valley
GarlandBox ElderCity2,5894340feet1890$56,979William Garland, led the construction of a canal in the area
GenolaUtahTown1,5484600feet1935$68,438
GlendaleKaneTown3125778feet1862$41,625The place being in a glen or a narrow valley with mountains all around[21]
GlenwoodSevierTown4745272feet1863$71,711Robert Wilson Glenn, an early settler of the area
GoshenUtahTown9784551feet1857$56,705Goshen, Connecticut, birthplace of Phineas W. Cooke, the first LDS Bishop of the area
GrantsvilleTooeleCity12,6174304feet1850$66,726Colonel George D. Grant of the Nauvoo Legion
Green RiverEmeryCity8474078feet1876$44,583The Green River, a 730miles tributary of the Colorado River
GunnisonSanpeteCity3,5095138feet1859$60,417Captain John W. Gunnison, explored and surveyed Great Salt Lake, Utah Lake and the Salt Lake Valley for the Corps of Topographical Engineers
HanksvilleWayneTown1584291feet1882$32,917Ebenezer Hanks, original settler of the area
HarrisvilleWeberCity7,0364291feet1850$70,849Marin H. Harris, a settler of the area
HatchGarfieldTown1326919feet1872[22] $44,750Meltiar Harch Sr., a settler of the area
Heber CityWasatchCity16,8565604feet1858$67,265Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle of the LDS Church
HelperCarbonCity2,1125817feet1883$50,363The "Helper engines" or extra locomotives used to get trains over Soldier Summit from Helper to Spanish Fork
HeneferSummitTown8385335feet1859$72,981Brothers James and Richard Henefer, original settlers of the area
HenrievilleGarfieldTown2215997feet1878$59,107James Henrie, first stake president of the local LDS stake
HerrimanSalt LakeCity55,1445000feet1849$94,837Henry Harriman, a prominent resident of the area
HideoutWasatchTown9226588feet2005$43,839Hideout Canyon
HighlandUtahCity19,3484977feet1875[23] $128,938Town's location on the upper bench of the Utah Valley
HildaleWashingtonCity1,1275409feet1962$40,938
HinckleyMillardTown6144603feet1891$51,964Ira Hinckley, LDS Church stake president of the local LDS stake
HoldenMillardTown4385102feet1855$42,361Elijah E. Holden, an early settler of the area
HolladaySalt LakeCity31,9654464feet1848$81,409John Holladay, an early settler of the area
HoneyvilleBox ElderCity1,6064298feet1861$78,333Profession of the local LDS Bishop
HooperWeberCity9,0874242feet1854$96,620William H. Hooper, Utah territorial delegate to the United States House of Representatives
HowellBox ElderTown2404560feet1910$42,321Joseph Howell, president of the surveying company that laid out the area and Representative of the United States House of Representatives from Utah
HuntingtonEmeryCity1,9145787feet1877[24] $52,473William Huntington, an early explorer of the area
HuntsvilleWeberTown5734928feet1860[25] $68,295Jefferson Hunt, an early settler of the area
HurricaneWashingtonCity20,0363248feet1906[26] $49,961LDS Church Apostle Erastus Snow's comments about the heavy wind in the area
Hyde ParkCacheCity5,2344537feet1860$76,301Wiliam Hyde, one of the first settlers and first LDS Church Bishop of the area
HyrumCacheCity9,3624698feet1860$59,453Hyrum Smith, brother to Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.
IndependenceWasatchTown1217073feet2008$123,542
InterlakenWasatchTown1795919feet2015$66,250
IvinsWashingtonCity8,9783081feet1922[27] $57,686Anthony W. Ivins, a LDS Church Apostle
JosephSevierTown2885436feet1871$47,917Joseph A. Young, first LDS Church stake president of the Sevier Stake
JunctionPiuteTown2126007feet1880$34,167Located at the junction of the East Fork and the Sevier Rivers
KamasSummitCity2,0926486feet1857$61,000Derived from the Native American word for the Small Camas, an edible bulb found in the valley
KanabKaneCity4,6834970feet1864$55,360Southern Paiute word for willow, referring to the willows growing along the area's creeks
KanarravilleIronTown4425541feet1861$51,500Chief Canarrah, local leader of the Southern Paiute tribe
KanoshMillardTown5085020feet1854$49,271Kanosh, the name of the local Native American Pahvant Ute leader
KaysvilleDavisCity32,9454357feet1849$91,334William Kay, the area's first LDS Church Bishop
KearnsSalt LakeMetro Township36,7234528feet1942$59,543Thomas Kearns, United States Senator from Utah
KingstonPiuteTown1356017feet1876$41,250Thomas R. King, the area's first settler
KoosharemSevierTown2446919feet1877$41,875Southern Paiute word for an edible tuber that grows in the area
La VerkinWashingtonCity4,3543192feet1897$50,075Derived from the Spanish La Virgen, referring to the local Virgin River
LaketownRichTown2995974feet1864$66,250Town is located near Bear Lake, a 109sqmi lake on the Utah-Idaho border
Lake PointTooeleCity2,5994249feet1854$89,319Lake Point is a city on the eastern edge of northern Tooele County, Utah, United States on the south shore of the Great Salt Lake.The community was originally settled in 1854 under the name of E.T. City, in honor of Ezra T. Benson and renamed Lake Point in 1923.[28]
LaytonDavisCity81,7734350feet1920$71,883Christopher Layton, an early LDS Bishop
LeamingtonMillardTown2564731feet1871$62,083Leamington Hastings, a town in England
LeedsWashingtonTown8643481feet1867$44,330Leeds, a town in England where many of the early settlers were from
LehiUtahCity75,9074564feet1850$85,794Lehi, a prophet from the Book of Mormon
LevanJuabTown8625315feet1868$41,563
LewistonCacheCity1,9394508feet1870$53,060William H. Lewis, a local LDS Bishop
LindonUtahCity11,3974642feet1850$81,789Linden, a tree that grew in the center of town
LoaWayneTown5167064feet1878$38,542Mauna Loa, a volcano in Hawaii, an early settler had served his LDS mission in Hawaii
LoganCacheCity52,7784534feet1859$38,412Ephraim Logan, a trapper with Jedediah Smith who died in the area
LymanWayneTown1967182feet1893$53,750Francis M. Lyman, a LDS Church Apostle
LynndylMillardTown1114787feet1907$50,000
MagnaSalt LakeMetro Township29,2514278feet1868$58,137“Magna” comes from the Latin word meaning “great” or “superior"
ManilaDaggettTown3086348feet1868Commemorate the Spanish–American War victory over the Spanish fleet in the Philippines at Manila
MantiSanpeteCity3,4295610feet1849$49,188A city from the Book of Mormon
MantuaBox ElderTown1,0905200feet1863$74,107LDS Church President Lorenzo Snow named it for his birthplace in Mantua, Ohio
MapletonUtahCity11,3654731feet1856$100,929For the groves of maple trees found in the area
Marriott-SlatervilleWeberCity2,1354252feet1849[29] $66,705The towns of Marriott and Slaterville joined to form Marriott-Slaterville, they were named after early settlers John Marriott and Richard Slater
MarysvalePiuteTown3565863feet1863$35,795
MayfieldSanpeteTown5565538feet1871$55,781The wild flowers that appeared in the spring
MeadowMillardTown3204839feet1857$54,792The adjacent Meadow Creek
MendonCacheCity1,3394495feet1859[30] $74,167LDS Church Apostle Ezra T. Benson named it after his birthplace of Mendon, Massachusetts
MidvaleSalt LakeCity36,0284383feet1909$54,464Located in the middle of the Salt Lake Valley
MidwayWasatchCity6,0035584feet1859$78,576A fort was built midway between two settlements
MilfordBeaverCity1,4314967feet1873$45,724Derived from the crossing of the Beaver River by freighters to and from the mines to the west "Mill Ford"
MillcreekSalt LakeCity63,3804285feet1848$61,888Mill Creek, site of Utah's first flour mill
MillvilleCacheCity2,3264616feet1860$78,906The first saw mill in Cache Valley was built in the area
MinersvilleBeaverTown8075282feet1859$52,434In honor of the miners who worked in the area
MoabGrandCity5,3664026feet1855$48,448The Biblical name Moab or moapa, the Southern Paiute word for mosquito
MonaJuabCity1,7504970feet1852$74,554
MonroeSevierCity2,5155394feet1863$61,146James Monroe, President of the United States
MonticelloSan JuanCity1,8247070feet1879$56,833Monticello in Virginia, the home of Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States[31]
MorganMorganCity4,0715069feet1860$76,625Jedediah Morgan Grant, father to LDS Church President Heber J. Grant
MoroniSanpeteCity1,5445531feet1859$54,000Moroni, a prophet from the Book of Mormon
Mount PleasantSanpeteCity3,6555925feet1852$52,844Pleasant view of the surrounding mountains
MurraySalt LakeCity50,6374301feet1848$57,662Eli Houston Murray, territorial Governor of Utah
MytonDuchesneCity5615085feet1905[32] $41,875Major H. P. Myton of the U.S. Army
NaplesUintahCity2,2805230feet1878$71,750Naples, Italy
NephiJuabCity6,4435128feet1851$56,866Nephi, a prophet from the Book of Mormon
New HarmonyWashingtonTown2365305feet1862$41,839Harmony, Pennsylvania, where Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon
NewtonCacheTown7894534feet1869$60,924Originally called New Town, but the name was shortened
NibleyCacheCity7,3284554feet1855[33] $80,125Charles W. Nibley, a local leader of the LDS Church
North LoganCacheCity10,9864692feet1884$70,139Located north of Logan
North OgdenWeberCity20,9164501feet1850$78,926Located north of Ogden
North Salt LakeDavisCity21,9074334feet1946$77,011Located north of Salt Lake City
Oak CityMillardTown5955112feet1868$73,750Sits adjacent to Oak Creek
OakleySummitCity1,5886434feet1868$69,740The scrub oak species gambel oak found in the area
OgdenWeberCity87,3214300feet1847$43,361Peter Skene Ogden, a trapper for the Hudson's Bay Company
OrangevilleEmeryCity1,2245778feet1878$55,714Orange Seely, a settler in the area
OrdervilleKaneTown5985449feet1875$46,705The United Order, a collectivist movement of the LDS Church
OremUtahCity98,1294774feet1850$58,077Walter Orem, President of the Salt Lake and Utah Electric Interurban Railroad
PanguitchGarfieldCity1,7256624feet1866$48,456A Southern Paiute name for nearby Panguitch Lake meaning "water" and "fish"
ParadiseCacheTown9714902feet1860$65,972For the beautiful scenery
ParagonahIronTown5365879feet1851$55,417Southern Paiute name for the nearby Little Salt Lake that means "marshland"
Park CitySummit/WasatchCity8,3967000feet1869$104,182For nearby Parley's Park, a meadow atop Parley's Canyon
ParowanIronCity2,9966017feet1851$40,677From the Southern Paiute words paragoons and pahoan, meaning "marsh people"
PaysonUtahCity21,1014700feet1850$61,098James Pace, an early settler of the area
PerryBox ElderCity5,5554367feet1853$85,517Lorenzo Perry, first LDS Church Bishop of the town
Plain CityWeberCity7,8334242feet1859$85,290Originally called City on the Plains
Pleasant GroveUtahCity37,7264623feet1849$66,881The grove of cottonwood trees found in the area
Pleasant ViewWeberCity11,0835632feet1851$90,802For the beautiful view of the surrounding valley
PlymouthBox ElderTown4274488feet1869$57,500A large rock in the area resembled Plymouth Rock
PortageBox ElderTown2734367feet1867$46,563Portage County, Ohio, the birthplace of LDS Church President Lorenzo Snow[34]
PriceCarbonCity8,2165627feet1879$45,388From the nearby Price River which got its name from a local explorer William Price
ProvidenceCacheCity8,2184596feet1859$73,056Originally Spring Creek, the town was renamed in November 1859 by Ezra T. Benson, who found the place "providential."[35]
ProvoUtahCity115,1624551feet1850$44,314Étienne Provost, a trapper who visited the area
RandolphRichTown4676283feet1870$55,208Randolph Stewart, an early settler and first LDS Church Bishop of the area
RedmondSevierTown7625105feet1875$53,583Red-colored mounds west of town
RichfieldSevierCity8,2015354feet1863$42,269After a bountiful crop of wheat that was produced in 1865
RichmondCacheCity2,9144610feet1859$52,232Rich fertile soil of the valley[36]
RiverdaleWeberCity9,3434370feet1850[37] $55,428The city's location next to the Weber River
River HeightsCacheCity2,1444580feet1882$65,795Located above the Logan River[38]
RivertonSalt LakeCity45,2854439feet1870$92,154The city's location next to the Jordan River
RockvilleWashingtonTown2263740feet1860$44,750After the rocky soil of the area
Rocky RidgeJuabTown8484990feet1875$54,667For the many rocks in the area
RooseveltDuchesneCity6,7475095feet1905$62,408Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States
RoyWeberCity39,3064541feet1876$66,333Roy C. Peebles was the name of the recently deceased son of area resident David P. Peebles
Rush ValleyTooeleTown4315043feet1856$66,875Nearby Rush Lake
St. GeorgeWashingtonCity95,3422860feet1861$36,505George A. Smith, a LDS Church Apostle
SalemUtahCity9,2984610feet1851$83,833Salem, Massachusetts[39]
SalinaSevierCity2,4415161feet1863$46,736Nearby salt deposits
Salt Lake CitySalt LakeCity199,7234226feet1847$54,009Nearby Great Salt Lake
SandySalt LakeCity96,9044450feet1871$87,012Perhaps most widely believed is that Brigham Young named Sandy for its thirsty soil, but there is no historical evidence for this. Another theory is that the name came from a legendary and colorful Scotsman, Alexander "Sandy" Kinghorn, the engineer who ran the first train line to this end of the Salt Lake Valley.
Santa ClaraWashingtonCity7,5532762feet1854$84,457Town is located on the Santa Clara Creek
SantaquinUtah/JuabCity13,7254984feet1851$69,712The son of Guffich, a local Ute Tribe leader
Saratoga SpringsUtahCity37,6964505feet1997$88,804Saratoga Springs, New York, and the local hot springs
ScipioMillardTown3535315feet1859$69,375Scipio Kenner, a settler of the area
ScofieldCarbonTown267739feet1879$63,750General Charles W. Scofield, a local mine official
SigurdSevierTown4055226feet1874$57,159Sigurd, The Danish residents named the town after the Norse mythological hero
SmithfieldCacheCity13,5714603feet1859$62,596John Glover Smith, the first LDS Bishop of the area
SnowvilleBox ElderTown1634547feet1871$57,083Lorenzo Snow, LDS Church President[40]
South JordanSalt LakeCity77,4874439feet1859$99,856The nearby Jordan River and its location south of West Jordan
South OgdenWeberCity17,4884449feet1848$63,055Located south of Ogden
South Salt LakeSalt LakeCity26,7774225feet1847$41,457Located south of Salt Lake City
South WeberDavisCity7,8674551feet1851$95,000Located on the south side of the Weber River
Spanish ForkUtahCity42,6024577feet1851$70,780The nearby Spanish Fork (river) where Spanish explorer Silvestre Vélez de Escalante entered the Utah Valley
Spring CitySanpeteCity9495823feet1852$53,625The nearby springs
SpringdaleWashingtonTown5143898feet1862$46,458The nearby springs
SpringvilleUtahCity35,2684577feet1850$63,724The nearby springs
SterlingSanpeteTown2745574feet1873$39,583The "sterling" qualities of its people
StocktonTooeleTown6215118feet1863$67,833Stockton, California where many of the soldiers who settled the area were from
SunsetDavisCity5,4754511feet1935$56,864Located on a ridge with views of the sunset over the Great Salt Lake
SyracuseDavisCity32,1414285feet1878$90,778Named for a local resort on the Great Salt Lake which was named after Syracuse, New York
TabionaDuchesneTown1436516feet1860$46,250Originally called Tabby and Tabbyville referring to Ute tribe leader Tava whose nickname was Tabby
TaylorsvilleSalt LakeCity60,4484295feet1848$59,968John Taylor, LDS Church President
TooeleTooeleCity35,7425043feet1851$58,770Native American Goshute tribe leader Tuilla
ToquervilleWashingtonCity1,8703389feet1858$73,083Native American Southern Paiute tribe leader Toquer
TorreyWayneTown2316837feet1880s$42,000Colonel Torrey, a veteran of the Spanish–American War
TremontonBox ElderCity9,8944325feet1888$51,354Tremont, Illinois, where a group of settlers came from[41]
TrentonCacheTown5124462feet1870$50,208Trenton, New Jersey, hometown of the area's first LDS Bishop
TropicGarfieldTown4866309feet1891$56,458The area had a milder climate than where the settlers originally came from
UintahWeberCity1,4544537feet1850$72,614Uintah band of the Ute tribe
VernalUintahCity10,0795328feet1876$47,150Latin word vernalis for spring, for the many springs in the area[42]
VernonTooeleTown2565515feet1862$57,500Joseph Vernon, a local settler that was killed by Native Americans
VineyardUtahCity12,5434557feet1989$79,543The grape vines that were planted in the area
VirginWashingtonTown6703606feet1857$53,000The nearby Virgin River
WalesSanpeteTown3385627feet1857[43] $65,208Local settlers originally came from Wales
WallsburgWasatchTown2905676feet1861[44] $67,500William Madison Wall, local settler and explorer
WashingtonWashingtonCity27,9932792feet1857$56,697George Washington, President of the United States
Washington TerraceWeberCity9,2674610feet1878$53,070Combination of location (Washington Blvd) and the Terrace Housing Project of 1942.
WellingtonCarbonCity1,6055413feet1878$40,664Wellington Seeley Jr., Judge of the Emery County Court
WellsvilleCacheCity4,0604547feet1856$72,388Daniel H. Wells, LDS Church Apostle
WendoverTooeleCity1,1154291feet1906$26,250
West BountifulDavisCity5,9174268feet1848$88,125Located west of Bountiful
West HavenWeberCity16,7394272feet1854$73,613
West JordanSalt LakeCity116,9614373feet1848$72,083Located on the west side of the Jordan River
West PointDavisCity10,9634314feet1867$81,750Named after West Point, New York, location of the United States Military Academy.[45]
West Valley CitySalt LakeCity140,2304304feet1849$59,954Located on the western side of the Salt Lake Valley
White CitySalt LakeMetro Township5,5224583feet1955$49,103M. Kenneth White, the town's founder and developer
WillardBox ElderCity1,9784350feet1851$74,743Willard Richards, a LDS Church Apostle
Woodland HillsUtahCity1,5215331feet1867$97,500Located at the base of canyon where groves of trees are located
WoodruffRichTown1696339feet1865$87,188Wilford Woodruff, LDS Church President
Woods CrossDavisCity11,4104377feet1865$76,843Daniel C. Wood, an early settler

See also

Notes and References

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