Welcome to Desert Lake ...
So far, we found very little information about Desert Lake. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Desert Lake to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Desert Lake, please Contact Us.
Desert Lake would have been located within present day Emery County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Desert Lake, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
A typical abbreviation for Desert Lake: Desert Lk.
Time Zone: The area where Desert Lake was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Desert Lake still existed, it would have been in the (435) area code.
Communities Also Named Desert Lake ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Desert Lake - they are located in California, Ontario and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Desert Lake.
Communities near Desert Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Desert Lake.
- Price
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Price is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,427 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Price <5>
- Huntington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Emery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <5>
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wellington is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <5>
- Castle Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Dale
- Castle Dale is located in Emery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Dale <5>
- Orangeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Orangeville is located in Emery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeville <5>
- Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Emery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
- Hiawatha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
- Hiawatha is located in Carbon County
- Lawrence ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Emery County
- Mohrland ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrland
- Mohrland is located in Emery County
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shanty Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Shanty Town is located in Emery County
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 Desert Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Desert Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Desert Lake. 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 Desert Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Desert Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Desert Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Emery County: www.co.emery.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 Desert Lake, 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 Emery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |