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Washington County, Utah

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
88historic places
—earliest paper
1852formed
180,279pop. 2020
40cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 88 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Springdale, St. George, Santa Clara.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Utah is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Washington titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

71 of 88 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

88 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Angels Landing Trail-West Rim TrailSpringdaleStructure1987
Blake, Wallace, HouseSt. GeorgeBuilding1978
Bradshaw House-HotelHurricaneBuilding1991
Butler, William F., HouseSt. GeorgeBuilding1984
Cable Creek BridgeSpringdaleStructure1996
Cable Mountain Draw WorksSpringdaleStructure1978
Canaan Gap Archaeological DistrictHildaleDistrict2025
Canyon Overlook TrailSpringdaleStructure1987
Christensen, Herbert & Lillian, HouseSpringdaleBuilding2019
Covington, Robert D., HouseWashingtonBuilding1978
Crawford Irrigation CanalSpringdaleStructure1987
Deseret Telegraph and Post OfficeRockvilleBuilding1972
Dixie Hillside “D”St. GeorgeObject2022
East Entrance Checking StationSpringdaleBuilding1987
East Entrance ResidenceSpringdaleBuilding1987
East Entrance SignSpringdaleObject1987
East Rim TrailSpringdaleStructure1987
Emerald Pools TrailSpringdaleStructure1987
Enterprise MeetinghouseEnterpriseBuilding1993
Flanigan DitchSpringdaleStructure1998
Floor of the Valley RoadSpringdaleStructure1996
Forsyth, Thomas, HouseToquervilleBuilding1982
Fort Harmony SiteNew HarmonySite1979
Fort PearceWashingtonSite1975
Gateway to the Narrows TrailSpringdaleStructure1987
Graff, George and Bertha, HouseSanta ClaraBuilding1998
Grafton Historic DistrictRockvilleDistrict2010
Grotto Camping Ground North Comfort StationSpringdaleBuilding1987
Grotto Camping Ground South Comfort StationSpringdaleBuilding1987
Grotto TrailSpringdaleStructure1996
Hafen, Hans George, HouseSanta ClaraBuilding1998
Hamblin, Jacob, HouseSanta ClaraBuilding1971
Hidden Canyon TrailSpringdaleStructure1987
Hurricane CanalHurricaneStructure1977
Hurricane Historic DistrictHurricaneDistrict1995
Hurricane Library-City HallHurricaneBuilding1991
Hurricane-LaVerkin BridgeHurricaneStructure1995
Isom, Samuel and Elizabeth, HouseHurricaneBuilding1993
Jepson, James, Jr., HouseVirginBuilding2000
Judd, Thomas, HouseSt. GeorgeBuilding1978
La Verkin Hydroelectric Power PlantLa VerkinBuilding2022
Leavitt, Lemuel and Mary Ann, HouseSanta ClaraBuilding1999
Leeds CCC Camp Historic DistrictLeedsBuilding1993
Leeds Tithing OfficeLeedsBuilding1985
Main Building of Dixie CollegeSt. GeorgeBuilding1980
Mountain Meadows Historic SiteEnterpriseSite1975
Mountain Meadows Massacre Site NHLCentralDistrict2011
Museum-Grotto ResidenceSpringdaleBuilding1987
Naegle WineryToquervilleBuilding1980
Oak Creek Historic DistrictSpringdaleDistrict1987
Oak Creek Irrigation CanalSpringdaleStructure1987
Old Washington County CourthouseSt. GeorgeBuilding1970
Parunuweap Canyon Archeological DistrictSpringdaleDistrict1996
Pine Creek Irrigation CanalSpringdaleStructure1987
Pine Creek Residential Historic DistrictSpringdaleDistrict1987
Pine Valley Chapel and Tithing OfficePine ValleyBuilding1971
Pratt, Orson, HouseSt. GeorgeBuilding1983
Reber, Frederick and Anna Maria, HouseSanta ClaraBuilding1998
Reber, Frederick, Jr., and Mary F., HouseSanta ClaraBuilding1999
Rockville BridgeRockvilleStructure1995
Santa Clara Hydroelectric Power Plants Historic DistrictVeyoDistrict1989
Santa Clara Relief Society HouseSanta ClaraBuilding1994
Santa Clara Tithing CompanySanta ClaraBuilding1998
Shem DamIvensStructure2017
South Campground AmphitheaterSpringdaleStructure1987
South Campground Comfort StationSpringdaleBuilding1987
South Entrance SignSpringdaleObject1987
Southern Paiute Archeological DistrictWashingtonDistrict1982
Springdale Hilltop CemeterySpringdaleSite2025
Springdale Town JailSpringdaleBuilding2025
St. George Central City Historic DistrictSt. GeorgeDistrict2026
St. George Social HallSt. GeorgeBuilding1991
St. George TabernacleSt. GeorgeBuilding1971
St. George TempleSt. GeorgeBuilding1977
Stanworth, Emanuel and Ursella, HouseHurricaneBuilding1992
Steele, John, HouseToquervilleBuilding1988
Sugarloaf Hillside SignSt. GeorgeSite2023
Toquerville HallToquervilleBuilding2020
Washington Cotton FactoryWashingtonBuilding1971
Washington Relief Society HallWashingtonBuilding1980
Washington SchoolWashingtonBuilding1980
Wells Fargo and Company Express BuildingSilver ReefBuilding1971
Woodward SchoolSt. GeorgeBuilding1980
Young, Brigham, Winter Home and OfficeSt. GeorgeBuilding1971
Zion Lodge Historic DistrictSpringdaleDistrict1982
Zion Lodge-Birch Creek Historic District (Boundary Increase)SpringdaleDistrict1987
Zion Nature Center-Zion InnSpringdaleBuilding1987
Zion-Mount Carmel HighwaySpringdaleStructure1987

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Washington was formed in 1852 (1852-03-03) from unknown / original county.

WASHINGTON created by Utah Territory from non-county area; included parts of present Utah, Colorado, and Nevada.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Washington County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).

180k90k6911860188019201940196020002020
1860188019001920194019501960198020002020
6914,2354,6126,7649,2699,83610,27126,06590,354180,279

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.
Zion National ParkPark unit43.8 km

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

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

40 cemeteries and 1 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 40 of 40 listed
NameLatLon
Anderson Family Cemetery37.28149-113.30196
Central Cemetery37.42341-113.62535
Duncan's Retreat Cemetery37.18391-113.13505
Enterprise City Cemetery37.57608-113.70912
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden37.11811-113.53296
Grafton Cemetery37.16303-113.08076
Gunlock Cemetery37.29076-113.75894
Hamblin Cemetery37.53636-113.60773
Harrisburg Cemetery37.20576-113.39189
Hebron Cemetery37.5905-113.82539
Hildale Infant Cemetery37.00772-112.96163
Hilltop Cemetery37.19213-112.9982
Holt Cemetery37.58497-113.63551
Hurricane City Cemetery37.18658-113.28362
Ivins City Cemetery37.17525-113.68348
Kolob Mountain Cemetery37.4078-113.03522
La Verkin City Cemetery37.21272-113.27101
Lee Family Cemetery37.471-113.31173
Leeds Cemetery37.2372-113.36911
Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial37.47548-113.64365
New Harmony Cemetery37.47942-113.30022
Old Alexander Cemetery37.13704-113.50687
Old Pine Valley Cemetery37.38296-113.49677
Pine Valley Cemetery37.39947-113.50857
Pinto Cemetery37.54088-113.51345
Pintura Cemetery37.34347-113.27442
Rockville Cemetery37.16192-113.0341
Saint George City Cemetery37.10692-113.56939
Santa Clara Cemetery37.14081-113.66745
Shivwits Paiute Indian Cemetery37.18237-113.76534
Shunesburg Cemetery37.15986-112.98305
Silver Reef Catholic Cemetery37.24452-113.36461
Silver Reef Protestant Cemetery37.24557-113.36216
Springdale Jolley - Gifford Cemetery37.19331-113.00187
Tonaquint Cemetery37.07986-113.60151
Toquerville Cemetery37.22831-113.28216
Veyo Cemetery37.34636-113.6844
Virgin Cemetery37.20658-113.19058
Washington City Cemetery37.13192-113.50383
Winsor Memorial Cemetery37.58219-113.7219
Historical populated places — 1 of 1
NameLatLon
Bloomington37.04665-113.60607

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

Historical markers

HMdb link

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