Utah Place Names

Utah Place Names
Author: John W. Van Cott
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Total Pages: 484
Release: 1990
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780874803457

Utah toponyms, or place names. Where are they? What istheir history? Their importance? Over thousand toponyms are listed alphabetically, marking the passagesof peoples and cultures from earliest times.

Utah Geographic Names

Utah Geographic Names
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.). Branch of Geographic Names
Publisher:
Total Pages: 432
Release: 1981
Genre: Names, Geographical
ISBN:

Utah Place Names Collection

Utah Place Names Collection
Author: Works Progress Administration. Writers' Program (Utah)
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1938
Genre: Names, Geographical
ISBN:

Collected by the WPA. The collection contains original note cards identifying Utah place names, including origin of name when it is known.

Utah's Canyon Country Place Names

Utah's Canyon Country Place Names
Author: Steve Allen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Canyons
ISBN: 9780988420076

Utah's Canyon Country Place Names documents more than 4,000 place name derivations and place name changes over time. It also includes stories and early descriptions about those places, often told by the first explorers or the early pioneers who settled there. Details are provided about hundreds of historic roads, trails, railroads, and highways, as well as major cowboy line camps, towns that have disappeared, and water sources used by the early settlers. Today, we use those names, often without a thought about the stories they tell and the history they document. Taken in aggregate, the information in these two volumes literally tells the story of the exploration and settlement of southern Utah. The book is designed not only for the serious historian, but for all those interested in knowing about the land: canyoneers, hikers, river runners, rock climbers, photographers, writers, and the casual tourist This book is unique and complete and is incredibly detailed. It is a standard reference for all those who love the canyon country of Utah.