Welcome to Gunlock ...

Gunlock is located in Washington County<1>.

Gunlock was established in 1857.

Gunlock is 3,650 feet [1,113 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Gunlock is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Gunlock lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

Area Code for Gunlock: 435

The ZIP code for Gunlock: 84733<3>

Communities Also Named Gunlock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gunlock - it's located in Kentucky.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gunlock.

Communities near Gunlock ...

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

• Saint George
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint George
  • From Gunlock to Saint George
• Washington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Washington
  • From Gunlock to Washington
• Ivins
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivins
  • Ivins is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivins <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ivins
  • From Gunlock to Ivins
• Santa Clara
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
  • Santa Clara is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Clara <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Santa Clara
  • From Gunlock to Santa Clara
• Enterprise
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Enterprise
  • From Gunlock to Enterprise
• Dammeron Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dammeron Valley
  • Dammeron Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dammeron Valley <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dammeron Valley
  • From Gunlock to Dammeron Valley
• Veyo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veyo
  • Veyo is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veyo <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Veyo
  • From Gunlock to Veyo
• Shem ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shem
  • Shem is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shem
  • From Gunlock to Shem
• Brookside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
  • Brookside is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brookside
  • From Gunlock to Brookside
• Shivwits
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivwits
  • Shivwits is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shivwits
  • From Gunlock to Shivwits

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gunlock ...

Looking for more information about Gunlock? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gunlock, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gunlock.

Adding Gunlock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gunlock 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 for Gunlock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Gunlock post office opened in 1883.

We also found Gunlock in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gunlock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gunlock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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