Welcome to Winter Quarters ...

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

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

Winter Quarters would have been located within present day Carbon County<2>.

The location of Winter Quarters has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

Winter Quarters was established in 1879.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Winter Quarters is 8,080 feet [2,463 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Winter Quarters is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

The location where Winter Quarters once stood is in the (435) area code.

Communities near Winter Quarters ...

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

Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Sanpete County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,580 people
- Former names for Mount Pleasant:
- Fort Hambleton
- Hambleton
- Hambletowns Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
Helper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helper
- Helper is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helper <5>
Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Sanpete County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,381 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <5>
Hiawatha
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
- Hiawatha is located in Carbon County
Clear Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Clear Creek is located in Carbon County
Hale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Hale is located in Emery County
Beaver Dams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dams
- Beaver Dams is located in Sanpete County
- Beaver Dams has also been known as:
- Beaver Dams Summer Homes Area
Connellsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Connellsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
- Connellsville is located in Emery County
Consumers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Consumers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consumers
- Consumers is located in Carbon County
National ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for National. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
- National is located in Carbon County

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncountyutah.com/

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 Winter Quarters, 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 Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	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.
<4>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winter Quarters - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	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.