Snowville, UT

Snowville, UT

  • Settled: Settled under direction of Brigham Young after the building of the railroad; first settlers included George Arbon, his brother, Charles Arbon, Joseph Robbins, and Richard Potter who came from Malad in 1871; in 1869, Joseph William Robbins, Thomas Showell, and William M. Harris settled at the Curlew Sinks; townsite was laid out on 14 August 1876
  • Origin of Name: Named after apostle Lorenzo Snow, who supervised over this section of Utah; later to become the fifth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 
  • Famous for: First townsite in Curlew Valley
  • Known for: An agricultural town, that is also a popular resting place for travelers on I-84; Curlew Valley, named after the curlew snipe that nests there, extends from Snowville, Utah, to the Idaho towns of Stone and Holbrook
  • Notable Features: City offices, post office, volunteer fire department, cemetery, city park, elementary school, LDS church, convenience stores, cafes, motel; emergency services 
  • Location: Located 36 miles (32 minutes)  northwest of Tremonton on I-84 W, three miles from the Utah/Idaho border in Box Elder County’s Curlew Valley
  • Population: 2022 Census: 163, up from 161 in 2020

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