Welcome to Bryce Canyon ...
Bryce Canyon is located in Garfield County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bryce Canyon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.
A typical abbreviation for Bryce Canyon: Bryce Cyn. (or less commonly used: Bryce Canyn. or Bryce Cnyn.)
Bryce Canyon is 7,940 feet [2,420 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bryce Canyon is 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Bryce Canyon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Bryce Canyon and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
Bryce Canyon lies within the (435) area code.
Communities near Bryce Canyon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bryce Canyon.
- Panguitch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panguitch
- Panguitch is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panguitch <3>
- Tropic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropic
- Tropic is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tropic <3>
- Henrieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrieville
- Henrieville is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henrieville <3>
- Cannonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonville
- Cannonville is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannonville <3>
- Hatch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
- Hatch is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatch <3>
- Loseeville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loseeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loseeville
- Loseeville is located in Garfield County
- Loseeville has also been known as:
- Losee
- New Clifton
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Georgetown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Kane County
- Hillsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Widtsoe Junction ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widtsoe Junction
- Widtsoe Junction is located in Garfield County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bryce Canyon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bryce Canyon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bryce Canyon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bryce Canyon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bryce Canyon. See our Newspapers Page for Bryce Canyon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bryce Canyon ...
Looking for more information about Bryce Canyon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Bryce Canyon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bryce Canyon.
Adding Bryce Canyon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bryce Canyon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bryce Canyon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bryce Canyon post office opened in 1921.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bryce Canyon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bryce Canyon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bryce Canyon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |