Welcome to Horse Canyon ...

Horse Canyon is located in Emery County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Horse Canyon: Horse Cyn. (or less commonly used: Horse Canyn. or Horse Cnyn.)

Horse Canyon is 6,260 feet [1,908 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Horse Canyon is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Horse Canyon: 435

Communities near Horse Canyon ...

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

• East Carbon City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East Carbon City is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carbon City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Former names for East Carbon City:
  • Drager
  • Dragerton
  • East Carbon City has also been known as:
  • East Carbon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Carbon City <3>
• Sunnyside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sunnyside is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Estimated population in 2013: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyside <3>
• Columbia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Columbia is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
• Cedar ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar is located in Emery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
• Grassy ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Grassy is located in Emery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
• Woodside ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Woodside is located in Emery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
• Kiz ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kiz is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiz
• Victor ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Victor is located in Emery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
• Wellington
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Wellington is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <3>
• Desert Lake ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Desert Lake is located in Emery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Lake

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horse Canyon ...

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