Welcome to Pehrson ...

Pehrson is located in Tooele County<1>.

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

Pehrson is 5,510 feet [1,679 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Pehrson is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Pehrson is located in the (435) area code.

Communities near Pehrson ...

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

• Eureka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Juab County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
• Rush Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Valley
  • Rush Valley is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Valley <4>
• Cedar Fort
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
  • Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
• Vernon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <4>
• Fairfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
  • Former name for Fairfield:
  • Dobietown
• Ophir
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Ophir is located in Tooele County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
• Faust ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faust have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust
  • Faust is located in Tooele County
• Lofgreen ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lofgreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofgreen
  • Lofgreen is located in Tooele County
  • Lofgreen has also been known as:
  • Lofgreen Siding
• Benmore ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benmore
  • Benmore is located in Tooele County
• Topliff ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topliff
  • Topliff is located in Tooele 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 Pehrson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pehrson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pehrson ...

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

Adding Pehrson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pehrson 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 Pehrson was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Pehrson mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pehrson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/

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