Peterson, Utah

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Peterson, Utah
Unincorporated community
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Peterson
Location of Peterson within the State of Utah
Coordinates: 41°07′05″N111°46′04″W / 41.11806°N 111.76778°W / 41.11806; -111.76778 Coordinates: 41°07′05″N111°46′04″W / 41.11806°N 111.76778°W / 41.11806; -111.76778
Country United States
State Utah
County Morgan
Settled1855
Named for Charles Sreeve Peterson
Elevation
[1]
4,885 ft (1,489 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID1444301 [1]

Peterson is an unincorporated community in northwestern Morgan County, Utah, United States. [1]

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Geography

Peterson is located in northwest Morgan Valley, near Peterson Creek and Interstate 84, 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the town of Morgan. [2] [3]

Thurston Peak, the highest peak in the county at an elevation of 9,706 feet (2,958 m), is located near Peterson. [4]

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1880 301—
1890 271−10.0%
1900 30211.4%
1910 277−8.3%
1920 31212.6%
1930 308−1.3%
1940 40029.9%
1950 289−27.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau [5]

History

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. [6] 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. [6]

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. [3] [6]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Peterson". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "MyTopo Maps - Peterson, Utah, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved 16 Mar 2018.
  3. 1 2 Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 293. ISBN   978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC   797284427 . Retrieved 16 Mar 2018.
  4. ↑ Thurston Peak
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". census.gov. United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 7 Nov 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 "The Settlements of Morgan County", Morgan County Utah Historical Society. Accessed 21 Jun 2009.

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