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Welcome to Shivwits ...

Shivwits is located in Washington County<1>.

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

Shivwits is 3,200 feet [975 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Shivwits is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Shivwits and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Shivwits: 435

Communities near Shivwits ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shivwits ...

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

Adding Shivwits to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shivwits 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 Shivwits was on a map titled Road Map for Utah (from Shell Oil, 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shivwits.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shivwits - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.