List of city nicknames in Utah explained

This partial list of city nicknames in Utah compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Utah are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.^[1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" are also believed to have economic value. Their economic value is difficult to measure, but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.^[2]

Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency.

• Cedar City – Festival City USA^[3]
• Cottonwood Heights – City between the Canyons^[4]
• Green River – The World's Watermelon Capital^[5]
• Kanab
  • Utah's Little Hollywood^[6]
  • Greatest Earth on Show^[7]
• Orem – Family City USA^[8]
• Provo – Happy Valley^[9]
• Salt Lake City
  • City of the Saints^[10]
  • Crossroads of the West^[11]
  • Small Lake City^[12]
  • Smog Lake City^[13]
• Springville – Art City^[14]

See also

• List of city nicknames in the United States

Notes and References

1. Muench, David "Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts", December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007.
2. Alfredo Andia, Branding the Generic City :), MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007
3. http://www.cedarcity.org/61/Visiting Cedar City, Utah
4. http://cottonwoodheights.utah.gov/ Cottonwood Heights
5. Campbell, Jeff & Rachowiecki, Rob. (2002). Lonely Planet Southwest. .
6. Web site: The Grand Canyons Regions. thegrandcanyons.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111008000044/http://www.thegrandcanyons.com/this-is-the-west.html. October 8, 2011. mdy-all.
7. Web site: Little Hollywood Land - Frontier Movie Town, Kanab, Utah. RoadsideAmerica.com.
8. Web site: Orem » Things are Happening in Orem. www.orem.org.
9. Patton, Matt Hush, hush, Provo culture. The Daily Utah Chronicle, March 15, 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
10. Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
11. http://arts.utah.gov/quarter/index.html Utah Commemorative Quarter
12. Web site: The 'Small Lake City' effect behind Sundance's 'The Strongest Man'. Ellen Fagg Weist The Salt Lake. Tribune. sltrib.com.
13. Web site: Smog Lake City - POWDER Magazine. February 20, 2015. powder.com.
14. http://www.springville.org/ Springville City