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Welcome to Aneth ...

Aneth is located in San Juan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aneth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Aneth is 4,510 feet [1,375 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Aneth is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Aneth, 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.

Area Code for Aneth: 435

The community of Aneth was previously named Anseth. Going back to its beginning, Aneth was originally named Holy Oak. For more information about the names of Aneth, see The Names of Aneth on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Aneth ...

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

  • White Rock Curve Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock Curve Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Curve Village
    • White Rock Curve Village is located in San Juan County
  • Montezuma Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Lake Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake Village
    • Red Lake Village is located in San Juan County
  • White Mesa Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Mesa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mesa Village
    • White Mesa Village is located in San Juan County
  • Red Mesa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mesa
    • Red Mesa is located in Apache County (AZ)
  • Bluff Fort ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Bluff
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Teec Nos Pos
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Tselakai Dezza
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tselakai Dezza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tselakai Dezza
    • Tselakai Dezza is located in San Juan County
  • White Mesa
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aneth ...

Looking for more information about Aneth? 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 Aneth, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Aneth.

Adding Aneth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aneth 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 Aneth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Aneth post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aneth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aneth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/