Welcome to Lapoint ...

Lapoint is located in Uintah County<1>.

The location of Lapoint has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lapoint, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Lapoint is 5,560 feet [1,695 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lapoint is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Lapoint: (435)

Communities near Lapoint ...

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

• Vernal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
  • Vernal is located in Uintah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,468 people
  • Former names for Vernal:
  • Ashley
  • Bench
  • The Bench
  • Hatch
  • Jericho
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernal <4>
• Roosevelt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
  • Roosevelt is located in Duchesne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <4>
• Naples
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Naples is located in Uintah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <4>
• Ballard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
  • Ballard is located in Uintah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
• Tridell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tridell
  • Tridell is located in Uintah County
  • Former name for Tridell:
  • Liberty
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tridell <4>
• Bennett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
  • Bennett is located in Uintah County
• Gusher
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gusher
  • Gusher is located in Uintah County
  • Former names for Gusher:
  • Moffat
  • Sober City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gusher <4>
• Fort Duchesne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Duchesne
  • Fort Duchesne is located in Uintah County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Duchesne <4>
• Whiterocks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterocks
  • Whiterocks is located in Uintah County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiterocks <4>
• Hayden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
  • Hayden is located in Uintah County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lapoint ...

Looking for more information about Lapoint? 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 Lapoint, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lapoint.

Adding Lapoint to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lapoint 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 Lapoint was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lapoint post office opened in 1915.

We also found Lapoint on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lapoint.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Uintah County: www.co.uintah.ut.us/

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