Vernal in Uintah County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Ashley Post Office

Uintah County Landmark Register

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 27, 2025

1. Ashley Post Office Marker

Inscription. The Ashley Post Office was established in the center of Ashley Town on December 27, 1878. At that time there were about 300 settlers in Ashley Valley. Wilbur Carlton Britt and Finley Britt used logs from nearby mountains, wooden pegs, and square nails in constructing this building. It had a dirt roof and wide board floors. The cracks between the logs which were filled with mud. A log partition separated the post office from a grocery store. Wilbur Britt was appointed first postmaster on April 16, 1879. The Ashley Post Office is also on the Utah Register of Historic Places.

Erected 1989 by Uintah County Historic Preservation Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is December 27, 1879.

Location. 40° 29.042′ N, 109° 33.277′ W. Marker is in Vernal, Utah, in Uintah County. It is on West 2000 North east of 1500 W Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker located just above the DUP Marker on the side of the post office building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1333 W 2000 N,

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Vernal UT 84078, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Uinta Basin.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and on the 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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Ashley Postoffice (here, next to this marker); First Log House (approx. half a mile away); Reynolds Flour Mill (approx. 1.3 miles away); Fort Thornburgh (approx. 1½ miles away); Manfred and Ethel Martin House (approx. 2.3 miles away); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Farm Exchange Building (approx. 2.3 miles away); First Tithing Office (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vernal.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 27, 2025

2. Ashley Post Office Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.