| Peterson, Utah | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Utah |
| Pushpin Label: | Peterson |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Utah |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Morgan |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1855 |
| Named For: | Charles Sreeve Peterson |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 4885 |
| Coordinates: | 41.1181°N -111.7678°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1444301 |
Peterson is an unincorporated community in northwestern Morgan County, Utah, United States.
Peterson is located in northwest Morgan Valley, near Peterson Creek and Interstate 84, 7miles northwest of the town of Morgan.[1] [2]
Thurston Peak, the highest peak in the county at an elevation of 9706feet, is located near Peterson.[3]
Peterson was first settled in 1855. It was originally named Weber City after the nearby Weber River. The first public building, a combination school and LDS Church, was opened in 1861. The town was designated county seat in 1862, and remained so for four years, until it was replaced by Littleton in 1866, and then Morgan in 1868.[4] The Peterson General Store, which also housed a U.S. post office, opened in 1869. Other businesses included the Dexter Hotel, a train station, and a stockyard.
In 1872, the town's name was changed to Peterson to honor an early settler, Charles Sreeve Peterson. Peterson was a Mormon leader, and the first settler of Morgan County.[2]