Welcome to Fort Clara (aka 'Fort Santa Clara') ...

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

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

Fort Clara would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.

Fort Clara was established in 1855.

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

Note: If you travel east from Fort Clara (for example, toward Colorado City (AZ)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

The Area Code where Fort Clara was located: 435

The community of Fort Clara has also been called Fort Santa Clara.

Communities near Fort Clara ...

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

• Saint George
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint George
  • From Fort Clara to Saint George
• Washington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Washington
  • From Fort Clara to Washington
• Leeds
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Leeds is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leeds
  • From Fort Clara to Leeds
• Shivwits
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivwits
  • Shivwits is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shivwits
  • From Fort Clara to Shivwits
• Shem ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shem
  • Shem is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shem
  • From Fort Clara to Shem
• Tonaquint ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tonaquint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonaquint
  • Tonaquint is located in Washington County
  • Tonaquint has also been known as:
  • Lick Skillet
  • Lower Clara
  • Seldom Stop
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tonaquint
  • From Fort Clara to Tonaquint
• Atkinville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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  • Atkinville is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Atkinville
  • From Fort Clara to Atkinville
• Bloomington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Washington County
  • Former name for Bloomington:
  • Saint James
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bloomington
  • From Fort Clara to Bloomington
• Price City ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Price City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price City
  • Price City is located in Washington County
  • Price City has also been known as:
  • Price
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Price City
  • From Fort Clara to Price City
• Washington Fields
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washington Fields. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Fields
  • Washington Fields is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Washington Fields
  • From Fort Clara to Washington Fields

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/