Welcome to Pelican Point ...

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

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

Pelican Point would have been located within present day Utah County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Pelican Point, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pelican Point, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1950.

A typical abbreviation for Pelican Point: Pelican Pt.

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

The location where Pelican Point once stood is in the (801) & (385)<4> area codes.

Communities Also Named Pelican Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Pelican Point - they are located in Alberta, Florida, Saskatchewan and Virginia.

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

Communities near Pelican Point ...

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

• Provo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
  • Provo is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,295 people
  • Former names for Provo:
  • Fort Provo
  • Fort Utah
  • Provo has also been known as:
  • Provo City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provo <5>
• Orem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orem
  • Orem is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orem <5>
• Lehi
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
  • Lehi is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <5>
• Herriman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriman
  • Herriman is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herriman <5>
• Draper
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
  • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <5>
• Riverton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <5>
• Eagle Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
  • Eagle Mountain is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Mountain <5>
• Spanish Fork
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fork
  • Spanish Fork is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,268 people
  • Spanish Fork has also been known as:
  • Spanish Fork City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Fork <5>
• Pleasant Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Grove <5>
• Saratoga Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
  • Saratoga Springs is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <5>

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

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

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

Adding Pelican Point to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Pelican Point was on a map titled Road Map for Utah (from Shell Oil, 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pelican Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Utah County: www.co.utah.ut.us/

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