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Welcome to Deseret ...

Deseret is located in Millard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deseret, you might consider that their post office opened in 1864.

Deseret is 4,580 feet [1,396 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Deseret is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Deseret: 435

Communities Also Named Deseret ...

While we believe that this Deseret is located in Millard County, we know of another 2 Utah communities named Deseret. Those communities are located in the following counties: Davis and Salt Lake County.

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

Communities near Deseret ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deseret ...

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

Adding Deseret to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deseret 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 Deseret was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Deseret post office opened in 1864. The Deseret post office closed in 1974.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deseret.

Footnotes ...

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

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