Welcome to Verdure ...
So far, we found very little information about Verdure. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Verdure to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Verdure, please Contact Us.
Verdure would have been located within present day San Juan County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Verdure, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Verdure is 6,760 feet [2,060 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Verdure is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Verdure was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Verdure once stood is in the (435) area code.
Communities Also Named Verdure ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Verdure - it's located in Oregon.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Verdure.
Communities near Verdure ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Verdure.
- Blanding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanding
- Blanding is located in San Juan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
- Former names for Blanding:
- Grayson
- White Mesa
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanding <4>
- Monticello
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in San Juan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
- Ucolo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ucolo
- Ucolo is located in San Juan County
- Carlisle ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Lockerby ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Indian Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in San Juan County
- Home of Truth ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Truth
- Home of Truth is located in San Juan County
- Egnar
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egnar
- Egnar is located in San Miguel County (CO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egnar <4>
- White Mesa
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mesa
- White Mesa is located in San Juan County
- Dove Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dove Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Creek
- Dove Creek is located in Dolores County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dove Creek <4>
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 Verdure. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Verdure.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Verdure. 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 Verdure.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Verdure. See our Newspapers Page for Verdure.
Adding Verdure to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Verdure 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 Verdure was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Verdure post office opened in 1893.
We also found Verdure on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Verdure.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Verdure, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Verdure - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |