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Nearest Communities to Desert Mound,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Desert Mound, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Desert Mound:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Desert Mound.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Desert Mound is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Iron County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Iron County: Lincoln (NV), Beaver, Garfield, Kane & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 41 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Desert Mound. Of these communities, 13 are located in counties other than Iron County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Desert Mound (which is Iron County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Desert Mound

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Iron County   (where Desert Mound resides)
    • County Website:   www.ironnet.org/
    • County Seat for Iron:   Parowan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Desert Mound   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Desert Mound.
      • Iron Springs
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
        • Iron Springs is located in Iron County
      • Halivah
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halivah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halivah
        • Halivah is located in Iron County
      • Hamiltons Fort
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamiltons Fort
        • Hamiltons Fort is located in Iron County
        • Former names for Hamiltons Fort:
        • Fort Hamblin
        • Fort Sidon
        • Fort Walker
        • Hambleton
        • Hamblin
        • Shirts Creek
        • Sidon
        • Hamiltons Fort has also been known as:
        • Hamilton Fort
        • Hamilton
      • Iron Mountain
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
        • Iron Mountain is located in Iron County
      • Cedar City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
        • Cedar City is located in Iron County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,090 people
        • Former names for Cedar City:
        • Coal Creek
        • Little Muddy
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar City <5>
      • Fort Kanarra ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Kanarra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kanarra
        • Fort Kanarra is located in Iron County
      • Kanarraville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanarraville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanarraville
        • Kanarraville is located in Iron County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanarraville <5>
      • Little Pinto ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Pinto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pinto
        • Little Pinto is located in Iron County
        • Little Pinto has also been known as:
        • Page Ranch
      • Old Irontown
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Irontown
        • Old Irontown is located in Iron County
        • Old Irontown has also been known as:
        • Iron City
        • Irontown
      • Cedar Highlands
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Highlands
        • Cedar Highlands is located in Iron County
      • Enoch
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Johnson's Fort ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnson's Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson's Fort
        • Johnson's Fort is located in Iron County
        • Johnson's Fort has also been known as:
        • Johnson Springs
      • Continue List   (16 more) ...
        • Avon
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
          • Avon is located in Iron County
        • Fort Johnson ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Johnson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Johnson
          • Fort Johnson is located in Iron County
        • Newcastle
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Summit
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Beryl Junction
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl Junction
          • Beryl Junction is located in Iron County
        • Lund ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
          • Lund is located in Iron County
        • Zane ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zane
          • Zane is located in Iron County
          • Zane has also been known as:
          • Sahara
        • Brian Head
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • North View
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North View
          • North View is located in Iron County
        • Beryl
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
          • Beryl is located in Iron County
        • Parowan Adobe Fort ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parowan Adobe Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parowan Adobe Fort
          • Parowan Adobe Fort is located in Iron County
        • Parowan
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Latimer
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latimer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
          • Latimer is located in Iron County
        • Yale Crossing ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale Crossing
          • Yale Crossing is located in Iron County
        • Paragonah Fort ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paragonah Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragonah Fort
          • Paragonah Fort is located in Iron County
        • Paragonah
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragonah
          • Paragonah is located in Iron County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
          • Former names for Paragonah:
          • Paragoonah
          • Red Creek
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragonah <5>
  • Kane County
    • County Seat for Kane:   Kanab
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Desert Mound   ...
      • Navajo lake Lodge
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo lake Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo lake Lodge
        • Navajo lake Lodge is located in Kane County
  • Washington County
    • County Website:   www.washco.state.ut.us/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Saint George
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Desert Mound   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Desert Mound.
      • Fort Harmony ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Harmony
        • Fort Harmony is located in Washington County
      • New Harmony
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Pinto
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
        • Pinto is located in Washington County
      • Hamblin ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamblin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamblin
        • Hamblin is located in Washington County
      • Holt ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
        • Holt is located in Washington County
      • Blue Springs
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
        • Blue Springs is located in Washington County
      • Pintura
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintura
        • Pintura is located in Washington County
        • Former names for Pintura:
        • Ashton
        • Bellvue
      • Mountain Meadows ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadows
        • Mountain Meadows is located in Washington County
      • Pine Valley
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Enterprise
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Central
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
        • Central is located in Washington County
      • Anderson Junction
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anderson Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Junction
        • Anderson Junction is located in Washington County
        • Former names for Anderson Junction:
        • Anderson's Ranch
        • McPhersons Flat

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Desert Mound) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Desert Mound. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7105, Longitude: -113.2736       In this case, the coordinates for Desert Mound have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Mound, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<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.
<6>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.




 

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