Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1901-07-19
COUNTIES OF UTAH.

heceulll hcVlng 0OVefH0f Ham
nmud received a letter from the
government geographer at Wash.
iaSton, enclosing list Of Utah coun.
ties, with a name, so far as known
and requesting that the list be
checked and all omissions, of which
there were several, be supplied.
In response to the request, Mr..
Hammond checked the list and filed
in the missing historic facts, and
the government geographer has been
supplied with the following outline
of the origion of county names in
Utah.
Beaver County. Named after
Beaver river, along which stream
were found by the early settlers
dams built by the industrious
beavers.
Box Elder.-The name of a species
of shade tree, native in the far
west and abounding in that part of
the county first settled.
Cache. The term used by the
trappers and explorers in ante
pioneer days to indicate the place of
hiding or caching their furs, provis-
ions and reserve ammunition from
the Indians. Later the term was
used to denote various geological
features of the valley.
on.-Characteristic of the
county as region of coal mines.
avis.-Named from Captain Dan
G. Davis of the Mormon battalion
and one of the county's pioneer set
tiers.
Emery.-Christened in honor of
George w. Emery, who was COVER
nor of Utah at the time the county
was organized by legislate act, $780,
Garfield. The name given to
new county in 1882 in honor of
President Garfield
Grand. Named after the Grand
river, which forms the southern and
eastern boundary of the county.
Iron.-Characteristic of the noun
tains of iron ore in that part of Utah.
Juab.-An Indian chief who in
the early days of Utah was friendly
to the white settlers.
Kane.-Named after General 7. L
Kane of Pennsylvania, a veteran OF
the Union army in the civil war,
who in prior years had been friend
of the Mormon people.
Millard. In honor of Millard
Fillmore, the thirteenth president OF
the United States.
Morgan.-Named after Jedediah
Morgan Grant, Salt Lake city's first
mayor and the pioneer settler OF the
county, organized in 1885.
Piute. The name of tribe of In
dians, Piute meaning true Utes.
Rich.-Authorities differ as to
whether the name given to this
county had its origion in the adjec-
tive applied to the characteristics OF
the soil or in honoring Charles Q.
Rich, one of the Mormon apostles
and Utah pioneers.
Salt Lake.-Named after the salt
inland sea bordering the county.
San Juan.-Derived from the San
Juan river, San Juan signifying In
Spanish Saint John.
Sanpete. From Sanpitch, one of
the Ute Indian chiefs.
Sevier.-Christined after Colonel
John Sewer, famous explorer and
Indian fighter in Virginia and North
Carolina during and subsequent to
the revolutionary period l25 years
ago.
Summit. Characteristic OF the
mountainous county.
Tooele Originally the name
was Tulu, the Mexican word for bull
rush, but in writing it in the public
records for the first time and at
tempting to spell the word as pro-
nounced, Thomas Bullock, the first
recorder of Salt Lake county, used
the photography which has been fol-
lowed ever since.
Uintah. From an Indian word
meaning pine tree lands.
Utah.-From the name applied to
the former territory and state Of
Utah, the word being an adoption
Of the Indian term applied to the
land of the Utes.
Washington After George WASH
ington.
Wasatch.-Of Indian origin and
relating to the appearance of the
mountains.
Wayne Named after Genera
Anthony Wayne of revolutionary
times.
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