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Welcome to Jericho ...

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

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


Jericho would have been located within present day Juab County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Jericho is 5,310 feet [1,618 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Jericho is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Jericho was located: 435

Communities Also Named Jericho ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Jericho - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky (5), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey (2), New York (4), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas (2), Vermont (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Jericho ...

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

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

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

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

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 Jericho, 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 Juab, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jericho - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.