Payson, Utah
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Quick History[edit | edit source]
History of Payson, Utah County, Utah.
Payson has a city web site, with the current calendar of community events, education information, parks and recreation and other information.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
I was able to use this website to find my ancestors headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/
Payson City Cemetery Department[edit | edit source]
439 W Utah Ave
Payson, UT 84651-2042
(801) 465-5260
Cemetery Location[edit | edit source]
805 E 400 N
Payson, UT
Google Maps
Links[edit | edit source]
- Utah Gravestone Photo Project Table of names with "updated" dates for Payson cemetery
- Names in Stone Search for names in Payson cemetery, will show location of plot.
- Findagrave.com Search for names in Payson cemetery
- Payson City Cemetery from Utah State History website (history.utah.gov): Descriptive information (contact info, number of plots, etc.)
- Payson City Cemetery on Official City Website (payson.org)
- Cemetery Burial List of persons buried in Payson Cemetery (PDF, 179 pages)
Church History and Records[edit | edit source]
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Park (Payson)
- Payson
- Payson 1
- Payson 2
- Payson 3
- Payson 4
Directories[edit | edit source]
Utah County and Utah Territorial Business Directory, Culmer, 1879-80 - Free (Don's List)
- includes every resident in Utah County, Payson begins on the bottom of page 233-239
Genealogical and Historical Societies[edit | edit source]
The Payson Historical Society was founded in 1989 to collect and preserve historical items pertinent to Payson City History.
Georgraphy and Demographics[edit | edit source]
The Georgraphy and Demographics of the 2000 Census listed 12,716 people.
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The History of Payson, the city initially called Peteetneet Creek, after a Ute Indian Chief is located about 60 miles south of Salt Lake, and is in Utah County.
Library[edit | edit source]
Payson City Library is located on Main Street
Museum[edit | edit source]
- Peteetneet Museum and Cultrual Arts Center is located in the historical Peteetneet School built in 1901, 10 North 600 East, Payson, UT 84651 (801) 465-5265 FAX (801)465-9427
- Take a Walking Tour of Old Fort Peteetneet, Old Fort Payson, and Historic Payson and find out about some of the old homes, and historical sites in down town Payson.
- Exhibits on the three floors of the Peteetneet Museum.
Pioneers and People of Interest in Payson[edit | edit source]
- Irene Colvin Corbett was a Payson Teacher and nurse who went to London to study, and on her return was lost on the Titanic, read a Deseret News Article.
- Daniel Stark a Payson resident came on the Ship Brooklyn to Califorina, later he headed President Young called those Saints to come to Utah to help during Johnstons Army.
- The Curtis brothers, Lyman, Joseph and George were some of the first settlers of Peteetneet.
- The Ute Indian Chief, "BlackHawk," is buried at the BlackHawk Memorial Park 2 miles south of Payson. He was a key figure in Utah's Black Hawk War of 1865-1872.