Welcome to Utah ...

Utah is located in Warren County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Utah, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Utah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Utah is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Utah lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Utah is within the (309) area code.

Communities Also Named Utah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Utah - they are located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Utah ...

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

• Galesburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <4>
• Monmouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
  • Monmouth is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <4>
• Aledo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
  • Aledo is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <4>
• Abingdon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
  • Abingdon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abingdon <4>
• Knoxville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
• Roseville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
• Viola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  • Viola is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <4>
• Alexis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
  • Alexis is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexis <4>
• Wataga
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wataga
  • Wataga is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wataga <4>
• Woodhull
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodhull have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
  • Woodhull is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodhull <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 Utah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Utah.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Utah ...

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

Adding Utah to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Utah post office opened in 1850.

We also found Utah in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Utah.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov