Adapted from: Johnson, Michael W., Robert E. Parson, and Daniel A. Stebbins. A History of Daggett County: A Modern Frontier. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1998; “Dutch John — a Utah town fishing for a future.” Salt Lake Tribune. https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=57729355&itype=cmsid. Accessed April 24, 2020; “Dutch John, Utah.” https://dutchjohnresort.com/dutch-john/. Accessed April 24, 2020. The town of Dutch John is …

Adapted from:  Sillitoe, Linda. A History of Salt Lake County. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1996; “History.” https://www.draper.ut.us/144/History-of-Draper-City, accessed April 23, 2020. Draper was initially established by Ebenezer and Phebe Brown in 1849, who settled in an area known as South Willow Bend. The Browns raised cattle to sell to immigrants on their way to the California gold …

Adapted from: “Deweyville History.” http://www.boxeldercounty.org/deweyville-history.htm. Accessed April 23, 2020; “Welcome to Deweyville.” http://www.townofdeweyville.org/index.htm. Accessed April 23, 2020. Deweyville was initially settled by John C. Dewey and his family in 1864. He settled at Empey’s Springs, on land that was formerly owned by William Empey, but the name of the springs was soon changed to Empey’s springs. The settlement was initially …

Adapted from: “The History Between The Canyons: A Brief Outline of Our Legacy.” https://www.cottonwoodheights.utah.gov/community/history. Accessed April 23,2020. Cottonwood Heights was only incorporated as a town in 2005, but the origins of the town stretch back to 1849, when eight families settled the area. One settler, Jehu Cox, donated some of his farm land for the construction of a fort in …

Adapted from:  Sillitoe, Linda. A History of Salt Lake County. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1996; “Historic Copperton.” Utah Humanities. https://www.utahhumanities.org/stories/items/show/232. Accessed April 23, 2020; “Company Town Had Unique Place in Mining History.” Deseret News. https://www.deseret.com/1988/10/2/18780133/company-town-had-unique-place-in-mining-history. Accessed April 23, 2020;  Copperton began as a mining town, but its origins are unlike those of most mining towns. Rather than …

Adapted from: Leonard, Glen M. A History of Davis County. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1999; “A Brief History of City.”  https://www.clintoncity.net/2307/History. Accessed April 23, 2020. The area that is today Clinton was initially settled by James Hill and his family. At the time, the area was part of Layton, but gradually became a unique settlement, as ward …

Adapted from: Geary, Edward A. A History of Emery County. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1996; “A Brief History of Cleveland.” http://www.clevelandtown.org/history.htm. Accessed April 23, 2020. In 1895, two couples explored the area that would be Cleveland. The first couple, Samuel N. and Ruth Pace Alger, were young newlyweds, while the second couple, Henry and Sally Whitlock Oviatt, …

Adapted from: Geary, Edward A. A History of Emery County. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1996; “Clawson Town History.” http://www.emerycounty.com/towns/history/clawson.htm. Accessed April 22, 2020; “Bringing imagination to life the old-fashioned way: Emery County retiree uses machinist talents to create art.” Salt Lake Tribune, Mach 27, 2011. https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=51231933&itype=CMSID. Accessed April 22, 2020. Clawson was settled later than many of …

Adapted from: “Early History of Clarkston, 1864 to 1867.” https://www.mendonutah.net/history/cache_county/43.htm. Accessed April 21, 2020; Griffin, Kaylene. “A Brief History of Clarkston.” http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~archibald/genealogy/clarkston.htm. Accessed April 21, 2020; Peterson, Ross F. A History of Cache Valley. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1997. Located in the Northeastern portion of Cache Valley, Clarkston was originally established  in 1864, a product of Brigham …

Adapted from: Newell, Linda King: A History of Piute County. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1999; “Town of Circleville Demographics.” https://www.circlevilleutah.org/demographics.html. Accessed April 21, 2020; “Welcome to the Town of Circleville, Utah Website.” https://www.circlevilleutah.org/. Accessed April 21, 2020. Circleville was a town that was settled twice, first in 1864, then later in 1874. Circleville’s history is largely dominated …