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 during our research the earliest mention that we 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).

The area code for Shivwits: (435)

Communities near Shivwits ...

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

• Saint George
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <3>
• Washington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
• Ivins
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivins
  • Ivins is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivins <3>
• Santa Clara
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
  • Santa Clara is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Clara <3>
• Fort Clara ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Clara
  • Fort Clara is located in Washington County
  • Fort Clara has also been known as:
  • Fort Santa Clara
• Gunlock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
  • Gunlock is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunlock <3>
• Dammeron Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dammeron Valley
  • Dammeron Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dammeron Valley <3>
• Veyo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veyo
  • Veyo is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veyo <3>
• Bloomington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Washington County
  • Former name for Bloomington:
  • Saint James
• Tonaquint ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tonaquint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonaquint
  • Tonaquint is located in Washington County
  • Tonaquint has also been known as:
  • Lick Skillet
  • Lower Clara
  • Seldom Stop

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/

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