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Utah County, Utah

Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.

—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
183historic places
—earliest paper
1850formed
659,399pop. 2020
25cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 183 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Provo, Springville, Orem.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

159 of 183 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

183 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Adams, George and Temperance, HouseOremBuilding1999
Adams, John Alma, HousePleasant GroveBuilding1987
Alexander, William D., HouseProvoBuilding1983
Allen, Dr. Samuel H., House and Carriage HouseProvoBuilding1979
Alpine City HallAlpineBuilding1991
Alpine LDS Church MeetinghouseAlpineBuilding1990
Amanda Knight HallProvoBuilding2021
American Fork Cemetery Rock WallAmerican ForkStructure1994
American Fork City HallAmerican ForkBuilding1994
American Fork Historic DistrictAmerican ForkDistrict1998
American Fork Presbyterian ChurchAmerican ForkBuilding1980
American Fork Second Ward MeetinghouseAmerican ForkBuilding1992
American Fork Third Ward MeetinghouseAmerican ForkBuilding2002
Ashton-Driggs HousePleasant GroveBuilding1972
Austin, Thomas, HouseLehiBuilding1982
Bank of American ForkAmerican ForkBuilding1993
Barrett-Homer-Larsen FarmsteadOremBuilding2016
Baxter, David and Drusilla, HouseOremBuilding1998
Beck No. 2 MineEurekaBuilding1979
Beebe, Angus, George and Martha Ansil, HouseProvoBuilding1980
Beers House-HotelPleasant GroveBuilding1994
Bird, Roswell Darius, Sr., HouseMapletonBuilding1980
Booth, John E., HouseProvoBuilding1982
Bringhurst, William and Ann, HouseSpringvilleBuilding1998
Brown, George M., HouseProvoBuilding1982
Bullock, Edward “Bob” and Mertilla, HouseProvoBuilding2024
Caffrey and Davis Furniture Company-Senior HotelSpringvilleBuilding1998
Camp Floyd SiteFairfieldSite1974
Camp Williams Hostess House/Officers' ClubCamp W. G. WilliamsBuilding1985
Carter-Terry-Call HouseOremBuilding1998
Cedar Fort SchoolCedar FortBuilding2000
Charcoal KilnsEurekaSite1979
Chipman, Delbert and Ora, HouseAmerican ForkBuilding1995
Chipman, Henry & Elizabeth Parker, HouseAmerican ForkBuilding2010
Christeele Acres Historic DistrictOremDistrict1999
Clark-Taylor HouseProvoBuilding1975
Clinger-Booth HouseOremBuilding1998
Cluff, Harvey H., HouseProvoBuilding1982
Coddington, Thomas and Elizabeth, HouseAmerican ForkBuilding2018
Cordner, Alexander and Nellie P., HouseOremBuilding1998
Cordner, William James and Edna, HouseOremBuilding1998
Cordner-Calder HouseOremBuilding1998
Crandall HousesSpringvilleBuilding1983
Cullimore, William J. and Lizzie, HouseOremBuilding1998
Cutler, Thomas R., MansionLehiBuilding1984
Dallin HouseSpringvilleBuilding1994
Davies, Charles E., HouseProvoBuilding1982
Davis, Joshua HouseOremBuilding1998
Deal, Roe A. and Louise R., HouseSpringvilleBuilding1998
Deal-Mendenhall HallSpringvilleBuilding1998
Dimick, Cecil I. and Mildred H., HouseOremBuilding1998
Dixon, Christopher F., Jr., HousePaysonBuilding1977
Dixon, John, HousePaysonBuilding1978
Douglass, Samuel, HousePaysonBuilding1992
Dunn, Frederick and Della, HouseSpringvilleBuilding1990
Dunn-Binnall House & FarmsteadAmerican ForkBuilding2010
Eddington, Dr. Elmo and Rhea, HouselehiBuilding1998
Eggertsen, Simon P. Sr., HouseProvoBuilding1977
Eureka Lilly HeadframeEurekaSite1979
Fairfield District SchoolFairfieldBuilding1987
Frisby, Joseph H., HouseProvoBuilding1984
Fugal Blacksmith ShopPleasant GroveBuilding1994
Fugal Dugout HousePleasant GroveBuilding1986
Gappmayer, Roy H. and Florence B., HouseOremBuilding1998
Gardner, Ira W., HouseSalemBuilding1977
Gardner, James H. and Rhoda H., HouseLehiBuilding1998
Goode, Charles T.H., HouseAmerican ForkBuilding1987
Goodwin, Samuel I. and Olena J., HouseLehiBuilding1998
Green, Samuel, HousePleasant GroveBuilding1987
Hafen, John, HouseSpringvilleBuilding1982
Harper, Alfred William, HouseLindonBuilding1987
Harrington Elementary SchoolAmerican ForkBuilding1993
Herbert, James and Emily, HouseAmerican ForkBuilding2018
Hines MansionProvoBuilding1978
Jensen, Lars and Agnes, HouseOremBuilding1999
Johnson, Mont and Harriet, HouseSpringvilleBuilding1998
Johnson, Peter Axel, HousePleasant GroveBuilding1984
Johnson-Hansen HouseProvoBuilding1994
Johnson-Kearns HotelSpringvilleBuilding1998
Jones, David H., HouseSpanish ForkBuilding1985
Kelly, T.R., HouseSpringvilleBuilding1983
Kindred, Nephi and Annie, HouseSpringvilleBuilding1998
Kit Carson CrossHooperSite2024
Knight BlockProvoBuilding1977
Knight, Jesse, HouseProvoBuilding1982
Knight-Allen HouseProvoBuilding1982
Knight-Finch HouseOremBuilding1998
Knight-Mangum HouseProvoBuilding1982
Knudsen, Christian and Sarah, HouseLehiBuilding1998
Lakeview Tithing OfficeProvoBuilding1985
Larsen, Christen, HousePleasant GroveBuilding1987
Larsen, Neils Peter, HousePleasant GroveBuilding1987
Lehi City HallLehiBuilding1982
Lehi Main Street Historic DistrictLehiDistrict1998
Lehi North Branch MeetinghouseLehiBuilding1998
Lehi Roller MillsLehiBuilding1994
Lehi Ward Tithing Barn-Centennial HallLehiBuilding1998
Lewis TerraceProvoBuilding1983
Lewis, John S. and Izola, HouseOremBuilding1998
Lime KilnsEurekaSite1979
Loveless HouseOremBuilding2010
Maeser SchoolProvoBuilding1982
McBride-Sims GarageOremBuilding1998
Meneray, William H. and Sarah D., HouseSpringvilleBuilding1998
Merrihew, Harry B., DrugstoreLehiBuilding1982
Morgan, David, HouseGoshenBuilding1982
Moyle House and Indian TowerAlpineBuilding1992
Oakley, Ami and Amanda, HouseSpringvilleBuilding1998
Old Goshen SiteGoshenSite1980
Olmsted Station PowerhouseProvoBuilding1972
Olpin, Joseph, HousePleasant GroveBuilding1977
Olsen, Lars and Christina, HouseOremBuilding1998
Packard, Milan and Margaret, HouseSpringvilleBuilding1998
Payson Historic DistrictPaysonDistrict2007
Payson Presbyterian ChurchPaysonBuilding1986
People's Co-op BuildingLehiBuilding1998
Peteetneet SchoolPaysonBuilding1990
Pleasant Grove Historic DistrictPleasant GroveDistrict1995
Pleasant Grove SchoolPleasant GroveBuilding1980
Pleasant Grove Tithing OfficePleasant GroveBuilding1985
Pleasant Grove Town HallPleasant GroveBuilding1985
Provo Canyon Guard QuartersProvoStructure1986
Provo Community Congregational ChurchProvoBuilding2022
Provo Downtown Historic DistrictProvoDistrict1980
Provo East Central Historic DistrictProvoDistrict2026
Provo East Central Historic District (Additional DocumentationProvoDistrict1998
Provo TabernacleProvoBuilding1975
Provo Third Ward Chapel and Amusement HallProvoBuilding1979
Provo West Co-opProvoBuilding1984
Ray, William H., HouseProvoBuilding1982
Recreation Center for the Utah State HospitalProvoStructure1986
Reynolds, Henry T. and Rebecca, HouseSpringvilleBuilding1998
Reynolds, John T. and Henry T., Jr., HouseSpringvilleBuilding1985
Richins, Thomas A., HousePleasant GroveBuilding1987
Roberts, William D., HouseProvoBuilding1984
Santaquin Junior High SchoolSantaquinBuilding1985
Silver RowProvoBuilding1982
Singleton, Robert and Mary Ann, HouseAmerican ForkBuilding2018
Singleton, Thomas and Eliza Jane, HouseAmerican ForkBuilding2018
Smith, Hannah Maria Libby, HouseProvoBuilding1980
Smith, John Y. and Emerette C., HouseLehiBuilding1998
Smith, Warren B., HouseAmerican ForkBuilding1979
Smoot, Reed, House NHLProvoBuilding1975
Spanish Fork High School GymnasiumSpanish ForkBuilding1985
Springville Carnegie LibrarySpringvilleBuilding1991
Springville High School Art GallerySpringvilleBuilding1986
Springville High School Mechanical Arts BuildingSpringvilleBuilding1993
Springville Historic DistrictSpringvilleDistrict2004
Springville Historic District (Additional Documentation)SpringvilleDistrict2004
Springville Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)SpringvilleDistrict2026
Springville Presbyterian ChurchSpringvilleBuilding1980
Stagecoach InnFairfieldBuilding1971
Startup Candy FactoryProvoBuilding1983
Stewart-Hills HouseOremBuilding2004
Strang, James P. and Lydia, HouseSpringvilleBuilding1998
Superintendent's Residence at the Utah State HospitalProvoBuilding1986
Taylor, George, Jr., HouseProvoBuilding1983
Taylor, Thomas N., HouseProvoBuilding1982
Thompson Family FarmsteadSpanish ForkDistrict2023
Thurber SchoolSpanish ForkBuilding2024
Timpanogos Cave Historic District (Additional Documentation)Pleasant GroveDistrict1982
Timpanogos Cave Historic District (Boundary Increase)Pleasant GroveDistrict2026
Timpanogos Cooperative Marketing Association BuildingOremBuilding2008
Tintic Standard Reduction MillGoshenStructure1978
Twelves, John R., HouseProvoBuilding1982
U. S. Post OfficeProvoBuilding2017
Upper American Fork Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic DistrictHighlandDistrict1989
Utah Southern Railroad DepotLehiBuilding1994
Utah State Training School Amphitheater and WallAmerican ForkStructure1994
Veterans Memorial BuildingAmerican ForkBuilding1994
Wadley, Edward, HousePleasant GroveBuilding1987
Ward, Patrick L. and Rose O., HouseSpringvilleBuilding1998
Washburn, Alvin and Grace, HouseOremBuilding1999
Water Lily ShaftEurekaSite1979
Webb, Thomas and Mary, HouseLehiBuilding1998
Wentz, Peter, HouseProvoBuilding1978
White, Jacob Hanmer, HousePleasant GroveBuilding1987
Wilkinson, Joseph and Margaret, HouseOremBuilding2013
Wood-Harrison HouseSpringvilleBuilding1983
Yankee HeadframeEurekaSite1979
Yard-Groesbeck HouseSpringvilleBuilding1998
Young, Brigham, AcademyProvoDistrict1976
Young, William Friend, HousePleasant GroveBuilding1987

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Utah was formed in 1850 (1850-01-31) from unknown / original county.

UTAH created by the state of Deseret to cover the Utah Valley.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Utah County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).

659k331k2,0261850188019201940196020002020
18501860188019001920194019501960198020002020
2,0268,24817,97332,45640,79257,38281,912106,991218,106368,536659,399

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

SiteTypeDist.
Timpanogos Cave National MonumentPark unit35.8 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

25 cemeteries and 3 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 25 of 25 listed
NameLatLon
Alpine Cemetery40.45841-111.7743
American Fork City Cemetery40.3905-111.79714
Benjamin Cemetery40.07689-111.73186
Camp Floyd Cemetery40.25217-112.09843
Cedar Fort Cemetery40.32252-112.10866
Cedar Fort Pioneer Cemetery40.32471-112.10663
East Lawn Memorial Hills40.29765-111.6458
Evergreen Cemetery40.14056-111.60319
Fairfield Cemetery40.26298-112.09609
Genola Cemetery39.98271-111.84533
Goshen Cemetery39.94071-111.90338
Historic Springville City Cemetery40.16043-111.61483
Lake View Cemetery40.29995-111.68826
Lehi City Cemetery40.40217-111.84353
Mapleton Cemetery40.13101-111.58591
Mill Fork Cemetery39.96673-111.30962
Orem City Cemetery40.32245-111.6738
Payson City Cemetery40.04995-111.71881
Pioneer Memorial Cemetery40.38348-111.79624
Pleasant Grove City Cemetery40.36911-111.7402
Provo City Cemetery40.22495-111.64519
Salem City Cemetery40.03884-111.67019
Santaquin City Cemetery39.96995-111.7827
Spanish Fork City Cemetery40.10273-111.64658
Timpanogos Memorial Gardens40.31578-111.68547
Historical populated places — 3 of 3
NameLatLon
Hillside39.97829-112.00105
Sky View39.95079-111.21517
Tucker39.9344-111.19934

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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