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Welcome to Wheatgrass ...

Wheatgrass is located in Iron County<1>.

Wheatgrass is 5,720 feet [1,743 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Wheatgrass is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Wheatgrass lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Wheatgrass: 435

Communities near Wheatgrass ...

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

  • Enoch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Parowan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Minersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Paragonah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Paragonah is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragonah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
    • Former names for Paragonah:
    • Paragoonah
    • Red Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragonah <3>
  • Brian Head
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Adamsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Adamsville is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Former names for Adamsville:
    • Beaver Iron Works
    • Wales
  • Buckhorn Springs ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Buckhorn Springs is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn Springs
  • Paragonah Fort ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Paragonah Fort is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragonah Fort
  • Parowan Adobe Fort ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Parowan Adobe Fort is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parowan Adobe Fort
  • Summit
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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 Wheatgrass. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wheatgrass.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheatgrass ...

Looking for more information about Wheatgrass? 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 Wheatgrass, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wheatgrass.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Iron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wheatgrass - 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.