Welcome to Peterson ...

Peterson is located in Morgan County<1>.

Peterson was settled in 1855.

Peterson is 4,880 feet [1,487 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Peterson is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Peterson lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Peterson: (801) & (385)<3>

Going back to its beginning, Peterson was originally named Weber City. For more information about the names of Peterson, see The Names of Peterson on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Peterson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named Peterson: This one is located in Morgan County and the other is located in Weber County.

Beyond Utah, there are 21 communities that are also named Peterson - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Peterson.

Communities near Peterson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Peterson.

• Ogden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
  • Ogden is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,387 people
  • Former names for Ogden:
  • Brownsville
  • Fort Buenaventura
  • Ogden has also been known as:
  • Ogden City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <4>
• Layton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
  • Layton is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Layton <4>
• Bountiful
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
  • Bountiful is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
  • Former names for Bountiful:
  • Calls Settlement
  • North Canyon Settlement
  • North Canyon Ward
  • North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
  • Sessions Settlement
  • Stoker
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <4>
• Roy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
  • Roy is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <4>
• Kaysville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaysville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaysville
  • Kaysville is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaysville <4>
• Syracuse
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <4>
• Clearfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <4>
• Farmington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
• Clinton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• North Salt Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Salt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salt Lake
  • North Salt Lake is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Salt Lake <4>

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 Peterson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peterson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Peterson. 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 Peterson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Peterson. See our Newspapers Page for Peterson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peterson ...

Looking for more information about Peterson? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Peterson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Peterson.

Adding Peterson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peterson 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 Peterson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Peterson post office opened in 1871.

We also found Peterson on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peterson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peterson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/