Shivwits, Utah

Unincorporated community in Utah, United States

Unincorporated community in Utah, United States
37°10′52″N 113°45′27″W / 37.18111°N 113.75750°W / 37.18111; -113.75750CountryUnited StatesStateUtahCountyWashingtonElevation3,202 ft (976 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)GNIS feature ID1437683[1]

Shivwits is an unincorporated community in west-central Washington County, Utah, United States.[1] It is occupied by the Shivwits Band of Paiutes.

Description

The community is located along the Santa Clara River and the former routing of U.S. Route 91 within the Shivwits Reservation, northeast of the Beaver Dam Mountains and southwest of the Red Mountains.[2][3]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Shivwits". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "MyTopo Maps - Shivwits, UT, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  3. ^ 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. 339. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427. Retrieved March 16, 2018.

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