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 7 communities that are near Aragonite.
- Low ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Low. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low
- Low is located in Tooele County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Low
- From Aragonite to Low
- Delle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delle
- Delle is located in Tooele County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Delle
- From Aragonite to Delle
- Rowley Junction ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowley Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley Junction
- Rowley Junction is located in Tooele County
- Former names for Rowley Junction:
- Rowley
- Spring Valley
- Timpie
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rowley Junction
- From Aragonite to Rowley Junction
- Iosepa ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Iosepa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iosepa
- Iosepa is located in Tooele County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Iosepa
- From Aragonite to Iosepa
- Barro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barro
- Barro is located in Tooele County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Barro
- From Aragonite to Barro
- Burmester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmester
- Burmester is located in Tooele County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Burmester
- From Aragonite to Burmester
- Grantsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Tooele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <6>
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 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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Aragonite, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Tooele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aragonite - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |