Middleton is a community in Washington County, Utah, United States. About halfway between St. George and Washington, [2][3] it is located on the east side of the Old Dixie Highway 91 tunnel, its main road, "Middleton Drive", is part of the old highway.[4][5]
Middleton, Utah | |
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Neighborhood | |
 A bridge that was part of Old Highway 91 in Middleton, November 2022 | |
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| Coordinates: 37°7′14.93″N 113°32′26.84″W / 37.1208139°N 113.5407889°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Washington |
| Founded | 1863 |
| Elevation | 2,858 ft (871 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 84770 |
| Area code | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-49490 |
| GNIS ID | 1437636 [1] |
History
editIt was founded in 1863, although it is now within the city limits of St. George (zip code 84770).
The first house in Middleton was built in 1872 by Alexander F. Macdonald.[6][7][8][9]
Geography
editNatural features
editParks
edit- Middleton Park[14]
- Forest Park (National Forest Reserve)[15]
- National Turtle Reserve
Historic Locations
editDemographics
editStatistics (2023):
References
edit- ^ a b c "Middleton, Utah", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ a b c d e "Middleton, UT". Places. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ^ "Middleton, Utah". wchsutah.org. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ "Middleton". Washington County History Wiki. 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ "Highway 91, Washington County UT". wchsutah.org. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ a b "Alexander F. Macdonald Home in Middleton, Utah". wchsutah.org. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ a b 1. Historic American Buildings Survey, P. Kent Fairbanks, Photographer August, 1968 NORTH (FRONT) ELEVATION. - Alexander F. McDonald House, Middleton, Washington County, UT
- ^ a b Survey, Historic American Buildings. "Alexander F. McDonald House, Middleton, Washington County, UT". www.loc.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ a b "ut0133data" (PDF). Library of Congress.
- ^ "Middleton Black Ridge". Mindat.
- ^ Miller, Rick (2018-04-08). "The famous inverted topography of basalt lava ridges of St. George". The Independent | News Events Opinion More. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Map of Middleton Black Ridge, UT, street, roads and satellite view". www.gotraveltop.com. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ Hayden, Janice (2019). "Inverted topography in St. George, Washington County, Utah". Utah Geological Association Publication. 48: 1–11. doi:10.31711/ugap.v1i1.99. ISSN 0375-8176.
- ^ "St. George". www.sgcity.org. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ "St. George". www.sgcity.org. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
Further reading
edit- Washington County Chapter, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, "Under Dixie Sun". 1950 with 1978 Supplement. Page 124.
- The Deseret News Jul 11, 1969
- The Deseret News Dec 14, 1972
- The Deseret News Aug 9, 1997
- Lewiston Morning Tribune Dec 20, 1998
External links
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