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Welcome to Key to the City's page for Gunnison Sanpete County, Utah Zip Code The Utah state capital is Salt Lake City. What would you like to know about Gunnison Statistics & Facts Location History & History-related items Zip Codes 84634 Return to Index Statistics & Facts The population of Gunnison is approximately 1,298 (1990). The approximate number of families is 481 (1990). The amount of land area in Gunnison is 13.582 sq. kilometers. The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers. The distance from Gunnison to Washington DC is 1973 miles. The distance to the Utah state capital is 116 miles. (as the crow flies) Gunnison is positioned 39.15 degrees north of the equator and 111.81 degrees west of the prime meridian. Return to Index Location Gunnison location: in the southwest corner of Sanpete County Return to Index History & History Related Items Gunnison history: A history page for Gunnison A history page for Gunnison. Gunnison was known as Hogs Wallow back in 1860 when it was settled. It was later that it was named for Captain John W. Gunnison. He was killed by Indians in 1853 near Sevier Lake. Two earlier communities were merged to make up Gunnison in 1862. Each one was built in 1859 along the Sanpitch River. One was at Chalk Hill Point, the other, colonists from Springville three miles west was named Kearns after their leader, Bishop H.H. Kearns. Each town built up and grew hoping to create stable and long-lived towns. When Brigham Young came to visit in 1862, he felt the swampy area would never be successful and advised the settlers to move up to the bench where the land was drier. This is where the new town of Gunnison was built. Many of the pioneers dismantled their homes and buildings and moved them to the new site. New provision had to be made for water and problems with the Indians were being experienced. But the area took hold and grew. IN April 1867, a group of people from Sevier County re-located to Gunnison due to their own troubles with the local Indians. The settling of Gunnison: 1860 The founding of Gunnison: 1862 Return to Index Contribute information free or for a small service charge for this community or any other community in the USA Be sure to include the name of the community and its state when contacting Key to the City as you are NOT directly contacting this community. Learn how to advertise on Key to the City Choose a new community in the state of Utah To go to a new state, choose the States page To choose another state, go to the State page. Return to the Top USA City Directory and US City Resource Guide - Key to the City Thanks for visiting Key to the City. Come back again! We'll leave the light on for you! The information on Key to the City is from multiple sources including government, commerce, libraries, individuals and organizations. There is no guarantee of the accuracy or timeliness of the information presented on these pages, therefore, please use at your own risk. Custom Search

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