Welcome to Sphinx ...

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

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

Sphinx would have been located within present day Emery County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sphinx, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

The Area Code where Sphinx was located: 435

Communities Also Named Sphinx ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sphinx - it's located in Montana.

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

Communities near Sphinx ...

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

• Green River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
  • Green River is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green River <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Green River
  • From Sphinx to Green River
• Elgin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Grand County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elgin
  • From Sphinx to Elgin
• Woodside ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
  • Woodside is located in Emery County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodside
  • From Sphinx to Woodside
• Grassy ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grassy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
  • Grassy is located in Emery County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grassy
  • From Sphinx to Grassy
• Brendel
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brendel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brendel
  • Brendel is located in Grand County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brendel
  • From Sphinx to Brendel
• Crescent Junction
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Junction
  • Crescent Junction is located in Grand County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crescent Junction
  • From Sphinx to Crescent Junction
• Shanty Town ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shanty Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
  • Shanty Town is located in Emery County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shanty Town
  • From Sphinx to Shanty Town
• Valley City ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
  • Valley City is located in Grand County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Valley City
  • From Sphinx to Valley City
• Cedar ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
  • Cedar is located in Emery County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedar
  • From Sphinx to Cedar
• Sego ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sego. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sego
  • Sego is located in Grand County
  • Former names for Sego:
  • Ballard
  • Neslin
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sego
  • From Sphinx to Sego

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sphinx. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sphinx.

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

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

Adding Sphinx to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Sphinx was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Sphinx on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sphinx.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Emery County: www.co.emery.ut.us/

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