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Welcome to Halivah ...

Halivah is located in Iron County<1>.

Halivah is 5,490 feet [1,673 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Halivah is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Halivah (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.

Area Code for Halivah: 435

Communities near Halivah ...

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

  • Cedar City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cedar City is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
    • 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 <3>
  • Enoch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kanarraville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • New Harmony
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brian Head
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Highlands
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Highlands is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Highlands
  • Hamiltons Fort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hamiltons Fort is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamiltons Fort
    • 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
  • Johnson's Fort ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnson's Fort is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson's Fort
    • Johnson's Fort has also been known as:
    • Johnson Springs
  • Fort Johnson ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Johnson is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Johnson
  • Fort Kanarra ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fort Kanarra is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kanarra

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halivah ...

Looking for more information about Halivah? 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 Halivah, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Halivah.

Adding Halivah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Halivah 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 Halivah was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Halivah.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Halivah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.