Woodruff, UT

    Woodruff, UT

    • Settled: 1870- By Mormon settlers led by Charles C. Rich
    • Origin of Name: Named after early Mormon Apostle Wilford Woodruff, who later became the church’s 4th President
    • Location: 40.6 miles southeast of Garden City on Hwy 89
    • Notable Features: Post Office, Town Hall, Cemetery, Fire Department; Branch of BATC Technical College; LDS Church; Propane, Eating & Convenience Stores
    • Local Celebrations: Woodruff Homecoming Days & 4th of July Celebration
    • Well Known Natives: Merlo J. Pusey, journalist & Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer
    • 2010 Census Population: 180

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