Welcome to Laho ...
Although we found mention of Laho during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Laho was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Laho to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Laho, please Contact Us.
The location of Laho has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Laho is 5,010 feet [1,527 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Laho is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Laho might be (or was) located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Laho, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
We believe that Laho would be found within the (435) area code.
Communities near Laho ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Laho.
- Milford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,405 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
- Minersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <4>
- Adamsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in Beaver County
- Former names for Adamsville:
- Beaver Iron Works
- Wales
- Cook Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corner
- Cook Corner is located in Beaver County
- Thermo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Beaver City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Beaver City is located in Beaver County
- Shauntie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Arago City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago City
- Arago City is located in Beaver County
- Arago City has also been known as:
- South Camp
- Shenandoah City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah City
- Shenandoah City is located in Beaver County
- Shenandoah City has also been known as:
- North Camp
- North Star
- Star City
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Laho. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laho.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laho. 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 Laho.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laho. See our Newspapers Page for Laho.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laho ...
Looking for more information about Laho? 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 Laho, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Laho.
Adding Laho to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Laho 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 Laho was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).
We also found Laho mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Laho.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Beaver County: www.beaver.state.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Laho and then turned west". While Laho could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Laho as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Laho could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laho - 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. |
| <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. |