Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Brigham City came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Brigham City in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Brigham City. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Brigham City is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

From that list:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Brigham City:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Brigham City was listed as Brigham City Courthouse.

The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (Second Edition)
Written by: Gannett, Henry
Published by the Department of the Interior, the United States Geological Survey - 1905
(Document found on Google Books)

Utah Place Names
Written by: Van Cott, John W.
Published by the University of Utah Press, 1990
(Available from Amazon.com)

Map from 1890 (unknown title/publisher)

Map from 1900 (unknown title/publisher)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1995
(Available from Amazon.com)

We found Brigham City in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Brigham City for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Brigham City. See our Misc Page for Brigham City for more information.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Brigham City: www.brigham-city.org/

The official website for Box Elder County: www.boxeldercounty.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/