Welcome to Desert Mound ...

So far, we found very little information about Desert Mound. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Desert Mound to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Desert Mound, please Contact Us.

Desert Mound would have been located within present day Iron County<2>.

The location of Desert Mound has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Desert Mound is 5,650 feet [1,722 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Desert Mound is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Desert Mound was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Desert Mound, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Desert Mound would have been located in the (435) area code.

Communities near Desert Mound ...

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

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>
Enoch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoch
- Enoch is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,585 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enoch <5>
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.<3> 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>
New Harmony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- New Harmony is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harmony <5>
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
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
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
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
Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Iron 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 Mound. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Desert Mound.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Iron County: www.ironnet.org/

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 Mound, 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 Iron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	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.
<4>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Desert Mound - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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.