Ibapah in Tooele County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Early Settlers of Ibapah
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024
1. Early Settlers of Ibapah Marker
Ibapah, also known as Deep Creek, is an Indian name which means deep, clay-colored water.
Mail service, mining, grazing, freighting, traveling, missionary service to the Indian people, and ranching were reasons for settlement at Ibapah. An abundance of lush pastureland, water, timber, and minerals was appealing to pioneers in search of a home.
James Worthington, Harrison Severe, and Wilford Hudson established a church farm in 1859 in order to teach farming skills to the Indians. The same year, Major Howard Egan homesteaded at Deep Creek. Early postmaster John C. Devine subsequently operated a general store adjacent to Egan. Rufus Burrington was a Pony Express station manager at nearby Eight Mile, Nevada. These early founders were forerunners of the following pioneers and their families:
Henry T. Goldsmith · Owen H. Arrus · James H. Larkins · Benjamin L. Bowen · Joseph Everill · Samuel Littledike · John Bach · Charles Stewart · Henry J. Faust · Samuel Hall · Sheldon D. Bates · Alexander Noble · James W. Skinner · William Chastain · James C. Ferguson · M.C. Hibbard · Egerton R. Ferguson · John, William, and Abraham Cook · William McCurdy · Alexander Miller · Edgar and Elizabeth Bonnemort · S. Ephraim Mulliner · Charles Felt · Isaac Lee · James Weaver · Wade H. Parrish · David Weaver · Gentile Georgetta
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.
Location. 40° 2.252′ N, 113° 59.028′ W. Marker is in Ibapah, Utah, in Tooele County. It is on North Ibapah County Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 58 N Ibapah Co Rd, Ibapah UT 84034, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Wasatch Front, in the West Desert, and in Greater Salt Lake. It is also in the American Mountain West and in Colorado Plateau. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Deep Creek Station (here, next to this marker); The Lincoln Highway (here, next to this marker); Goshute Tribe (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Deep Creek Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); Central Overland Trail - Deep Creek Summit (approx. 7 miles away); Burnt Station (approx. 7.8 miles away); Eyewitness Accounts (approx. 9½ miles away); The Crowds Cheered On... (approx. 9½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ibapah.
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024
2. Early Settlers of Ibapah Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 666 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 24, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
