Lakeside in Tooele County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Iosepa Settlement Cemetery

Utah Historic Site

— National Register of Historic Places —

Iosepa Settlement Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 30, 2026

1. Iosepa Settlement Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The Iosepa Community developed after Polynesian converts to the Mormon faith were employed as laborers by the Iosepa Agriculture and Stock Company in 1889. After numerous hardships, including bouts with leprosy, the colony attained a degree of financial independence and its population reached 228. In 1915 when the L.D.S. Church began to build the Hawaiian Temple, the need for "gathering" subsided. The Iosepa project was allowed to end and most of the settlers and their children returned to the Islands by 1917.

Erected by Utah Division of State History. (Marker Number N-38.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Utah Historic Sites (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.

Location. 40° 32.524′ N, 112° 44.011′ W. Marker is in Lakeside, Utah, in Tooele County. It is on County Road 02742. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: County Road 02742, Grantsville UT 84029, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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 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 7 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Iosepa Historical Memorial (here, next to this marker); This Lonely Fire Hydrant (a few steps from this marker); Hanna Kaaepa (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Iosepa Settlement Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Hastings Cutoff - Horseshoe Springs (approx. 5.1 miles away); First Explorations to the Great Salt Desert / The Great Salt Desert / The Great Emigrant Flood (approx. 5.1 miles away); a different marker also named Hastings Cutoff - Horseshoe Springs (approx. 5.2 miles away).

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 30, 2026

2. Iosepa Settlement Cemetery Marker

Iosepa Settlement Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 30, 2026

3. Iosepa Settlement Cemetery

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 30, 2026

4. Iosepa Settlement Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 1, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.