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Juab County


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Juab County Facts:

County Website: Juab County
Area: 3,406 square miles
Population: 12,017 (2019)
County Seat: Nephi
Origin of County Name: from the Ute word meaning flat or level plain
Cities/Towns: Eureka, Levan, Mona, Nephi, Rocky Ridge 
Economy: agriculture, manufacturing, mining, recreation
Points of Interest: Historic Tintic Mining District, Little Sahara Recreation Area, Old Pony Express and Stage Route, Yuba State Park, Goshute Indian Reservation, Tintic Mining Museum in Eureka, Mount Nebo Wilderness Area, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge

 

About Juab County:

Juab County’s name comes from the Ute word "yoab" meaning "thirsty plain" or "level plain." This describes much of the County’s landscape, except for the Rocky Mountains found on the Eastern border of the county.  While farming brought the early pioneers in 1851, precious metals found in 1869 made the area profitable (over $35 million) for mining through the 1950’s.  The city of Nephi, originally named Salt Creek, became known as “Little Chicago” in the late 1900’s because of its many businesses on main street.

Today, visitors pass through Nephi while traveling on Interstate 15.  Visitors can still see the farming areas to the west of the freeway and Salt Creek Canyon to the east.  South of Nephi, you can find water recreation activities at Yuba Lake State Park.  This reservoir was created by a dam which was named the U.B. Dam by the farmers who were forced to build it and later changed to Yuba. If visiting during the month of July be sure to catch the Ute Stampede Rodeo, one of “Utah’s largest celebrations.”

 

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The Little Sahara Recreation Area in Juab County, Utah is a large area of sand dunes.
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A sand dune in Little Sahara Recreation Area.
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Juab County and Eureka, Utah signs on US-6.
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Eureka City Cemetery, a historic cemetery in Eureka, Utah.
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Bixbyite from Maynard's Claim (Pismire Knolls) in the Thomas Range near Topaz Mountain.
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Topaz, rhyolite, and bixbyite from the Thomas Range near Topaz Mountain.
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Eastern flank of the Deep Creek Range, looking N/NW.
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The foundation of the Knightsville School is one of the few remnants of the ghost town of Knightsville, Utah.
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Utah West Desert.
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Fresh mowed hay in Nephi, Utah.
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The George Carter Whitmore Mansion, a historic home in Nephi, Utah.
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The Tintic Mining Museum in the historic mining town of Eureka, Utah.
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Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge.
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Great Basin Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus bicinctores).
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Ancient American Indian rock art near Mona, Utah.
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Looking south across the Mona Reservoir and northern Juab.
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