Welcome to Starr ...
Starr is located in Juab County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Starr, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
Starr is 4,900 feet [1,494 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Starr is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Starr lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Starr: 435
Communities Also Named Starr ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Starr - they are located in Florida, Maryland, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Starr.
Communities near Starr ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Starr.
- Payson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
- Payson is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,033 people
- Former names for Payson:
- Fort Peteetneet
- Pacen
- Peteetneet
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <3>
- Santaquin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nephi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nephi
- Nephi is located in Juab County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
- Former name for Nephi:
- Little Chicago
- Nephi has also been known as:
- Nephi City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nephi <3>
- Elk Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
- Elk Ridge is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,427 people
- Mona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodland Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
- Woodland Hills is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
- Genola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
- Genola is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge is located in Juab County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
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 Starr. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Starr.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Starr. 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 Starr.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Starr. See our Newspapers Page for Starr.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Starr ...
Looking for more information about Starr? 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 Starr, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Starr.
Adding Starr to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Starr 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 Starr was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Starr post office opened in 1893.
We also found Starr mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Starr.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Juab, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Starr - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |