RoadsideThoughts |
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada |
Home >> State of Utah >> Emery County >> Sphinx | Index... |
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>. We aren't confident of the location of Sphinx, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Sphinx, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we 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 location where Sphinx once stood is in the (435) area code. 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.
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/ Footnotes ...
|
Thank you for visiting our website.
In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.
If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.
This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024