Welcome to Aragonite (aka 'Hastings Pass') ...So far, we found very little information about Aragonite. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Aragonite to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Aragonite, please Contact Us. Aragonite would have been located within present day Tooele County<2>. While the community is gone, the present day location for Aragonite is 4,550 feet [1,387 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Aragonite is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Aragonite was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Aragonite and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). The Area Code where Aragonite was located: 435 The community of Aragonite has also been called Hastings Pass. Communities near Aragonite ...We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Aragonite.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Aragonite. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aragonite. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aragonite. 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 Aragonite. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aragonite. See our Newspapers Page for Aragonite. Adding Aragonite to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Aragonite 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 (so far) for Aragonite was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah. For more details, see References and Mentions for Aragonite. Footnotes ...
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