Welcome to Widtsoe ...

Widtsoe is located in Garfield County<1>.

Widtsoe was established in 1876.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Widtsoe: Named after John A. Widtsoe (1872-1952), president of the University of Utah and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints.

Widtsoe is 7,600 feet [2,316 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Widtsoe is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Widtsoe is within the (435) area code.

The community of Widtsoe was previously named Winder. Before Winder, it was named Houston. For more information about the names of Widtsoe, see The Names of Widtsoe on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Widtsoe ...

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

• Tropic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Bryce Canyon City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce Canyon City
  • Bryce Canyon City is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryce Canyon City <3>
• Cannonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Antimony
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antimony
  • Antimony is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antimony <3>
• Osiris ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osiris
  • Osiris is located in Garfield County
• Loseeville ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loseeville
  • Loseeville is located in Garfield County
  • Loseeville has also been known as:
  • Losee
  • New Clifton
• Bryce Canyon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce Canyon
  • Bryce Canyon is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryce Canyon <3>
• Clifton ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Garfield County
• Georgetown ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Kane 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 Widtsoe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Widtsoe.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Widtsoe ...

Looking for more information about Widtsoe? 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 Widtsoe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Widtsoe.

Adding Widtsoe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Widtsoe post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Widtsoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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