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Official Website
The Domínguez–Escalante expedition traveled through the Iron County area on October 12, 1776. Fur trapper Jedediah Smith is the first recorded Anglo-American to pass through the area in 1826. Settlement of the area began in 1851, when LDS President Brigham Young directed members from the northern colonies to move into the area. A settlement, Coal Creek, sprang up in 1851; it later became Cedar City. The State of Deseret legislature created the county on January 31, 1850, although it was not organized until January 17, 1851
Adjacent Counties
Cities, Towns & Communities
Beryl | Beryl Junction | Brian Head | Buckhorn Springs | Cedar City | Cedar Highlands | Enoch | Gold Springs | Hamiltons Fort | Hamlin Valley | Iron Springs | Kanarraville | Lund | Modena | Newcastle | Old Irontown | Paragonah | Parowan (County Seat) | State Line | Summit | Uvada | Zane
Links
National Register of Historic Places
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Dixie National Forest (part)
Fishlake National Forest (part)
Red Cliffs National Conservation Area (part)
Zion National Park (part)
