Welcome to Desert ...Desert is located in Emery County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Desert, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Desert is 4,500 feet [1,372 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Desert is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Desert lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Desert: 435 Communities Also Named Desert ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Desert - they are located in Arizona, Nevada (2), New Mexico, Nova Scotia, Oregon and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Desert. Communities near Desert ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Desert.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Desert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Desert. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Desert. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Desert. See our Newspapers Page for Desert. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Desert ...Looking for more information about Desert? 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 Desert, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Desert. Adding Desert to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Desert 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 Desert was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Desert. Footnotes ...
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