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.
Fort Clara would have been located in the (435) area code.
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>
- 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>
- 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>
- Shivwits
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivwits
- Shivwits is located in Washington County
- Shem ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - 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.<5>
- 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
- Atkinville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinville
- Atkinville is located in Washington County
- 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
- 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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price City
- Price City is located in Washington County
- Price City has also been known as:
- Price
- 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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Fields
- Washington Fields is located in Washington 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 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/
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 Fort Clara, 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 Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |