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Castle Dale, Utah is located "on U-10 and Cottonwood Creek in Castle Valley, ten miles northeast of Ferron. The initial desire of the community was to name their town Castle Vale, but the post office listed it as Castle Dale and it was never changed. There are many castle-like geologic formations in the region." <ref>John W. Van Cott, ''Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide To the Origins of Geographic Names'' (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1990), 69.</ref> | |||
Castle Dale, Utah, which is named after the valley in which it is located, was settled in 1879. It is the county seat of Emery County, Utah.<ref name="null">Andrew Jensen, "Origin of Western Geographic Names." ''The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine,'' 10 (April 1919): 82.</ref> | Castle Dale, Utah, which is named after the valley in which it is located, was settled in 1879. It is the county seat of Emery County, Utah.<ref name="null">Andrew Jensen, "Origin of Western Geographic Names." ''The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine,'' 10 (April 1919): 82.</ref> | ||
Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.com: accessed 3 March 2010), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Dale,_Utah "Castle Dale, Utah."] | Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.com: accessed 3 March 2010), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Dale,_Utah "Castle Dale, Utah."] | ||
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History[edit | edit source]
Castle Dale, Utah is located "on U-10 and Cottonwood Creek in Castle Valley, ten miles northeast of Ferron. The initial desire of the community was to name their town Castle Vale, but the post office listed it as Castle Dale and it was never changed. There are many castle-like geologic formations in the region." [1]
Castle Dale, Utah, which is named after the valley in which it is located, was settled in 1879. It is the county seat of Emery County, Utah.[2]
Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.com: accessed 3 March 2010), "Castle Dale, Utah."
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Castle Dale City Cemetery
750 North Center Street
Castle Dale, Utah 84513
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- Jensens, Naomi Asay Anderson, Adad Valoy Cox and Heather J. Miller. Recollections & Snapshots: A Historical Sketch of Castle Dale. Castle Dale, Utah: [s.n.], 1997.
Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Emery County Library
115 North 100 East
Castle Dale, Utah 84513-9999
Phone: 435-381-2554
Fax: 435-381-2699
Hours: M-F 10am-6pm
Emery County Archives
75 East Main Street
Castle Dale, Utah 84513
Phone: 435-381-2671
E-mail: Archives@co.Emery.ut.us
Hours: T-Th 12pm-5pm
Emery County Historical Society
P.O. Box 96
Castle Dale, Utah 84513
Phone: 435-381-2510
Fax: 435-381-2614
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Castle Dale, Utah
560 E Highway 29
Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States
Phone: 435-381-2899
Hours: M, 10am-2pm; T-Th 9am-9pm
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- The Emery County UT GenWeb Project, a member of The UTGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
- Castle Dale City Official Website
- Castle Dale City
- Family History Library Catalog