Morgan in Morgan County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Richville Cemetery

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 20, 2025

1. Richville Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This monument was erected by the National Society of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers, Morgan Utah Chapter, to remember those buried here in unmarked graves. This is the final resting place for early residents who settled in Richville, Morgan County, Utah.

There are seventeen unmarked graves with no identification.

There is at least one Native American grave.

There are ten known burials with no identifying headstones.

James Dorricott Nov. 24, 1897 Oct. 18, 1918
Elizabeth Dorricott Jan. 27, 1809 - Nov. 5, 1876
Mrs. Garner Unknown
Goodrich (child) Unknown
Mrs. Baltzar Jacobson Unknown
Willie Peterson Feb. 29, 1876 - Nov. 5, 1876
Orin Porter (Stillborn)
Francis Taggart (twin) Sept. 28, 1868
Franklin Taggart (twin) Sept. 28, 1868
Waldron Unknown

Erected 2005 by Sons of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 118.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Utah Pioneers series list.

Location. 41° 0.126′ N, 111° 41.374′ W. Marker is in Morgan, Utah, in Morgan County.

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It is on South Morgan Valley Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1925 S Morgan Valley Drive, Morgan UT 84050, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Porterville (approx. 1.6 miles away); Morgan Stake Tabernacle (approx. 2.4 miles away); Pioneer Cabin (approx. 2½ miles away); Morgan Pioneer Memorial Building (approx. 2½ miles away); Votes for Women (approx. 2½ miles away); Early Morgan Pioneers (approx. 2.8 miles away); "Mormon" Pioneer Trail (approx. 10 miles away); Over a Century of Building (approx. 10.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morgan.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 20, 2025

2. Richville Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 20, 2025

3. Richville Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 80 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 6, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.