Payson, Utah

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Quick History
Wikipedia has an excellent article on Payson UT.

History of Payson, Utah County, Utah.

Payson has a city web site, with the current calendar of community events, education information, parks and recreation and other information.

Cemeteries
Payson City Cemetery Payson City Cemetery Department 805 E 400 439 W Utah Ave Payson, UT  84651-2042 (801) 465-5260


 * Payson City Cemetery in Payson UT at official Payson City website
 * Payson City Cemetery in Payson UT at Names in Stone. Location of each burial shown on map.
 * Payson City Cemetery in Payson UT at Find A Grave
 * Payson City Cemetery in Payson UT at Utah Gravestones
 * Payson City Cemetery in Payson UT at Billion Graves. Headstone photos GPS tagged, index of photographed headstones. Cemetery location shown on Google map

Church History and Records

 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * 1) Park (Payson)
 * 2) Payson
 * 3) Payson 1
 * 4) Payson 2
 * 5) Payson 3
 * 6) Payson 4

Directories

 * Utah County and Utah Territorial Business Directory, Culmer, 1879-80 - Free (Don's List) - includes every resident in Utah County, Payson begins on the bottom of page 233-239


 * Provo City and Utah County Directory : including the cities of Provo, American Fork, Lehi, Payson, Spanish Fork, and Springville Library has 1891 (film), 1904-05 (film), 1913-14, 1915-16, 1917-18, 1920, 1926 (film), 1930-31, 1935-36, 1941, 1946, 1950, 1955, 1961, 1965, 1969-70, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1996-.

Genealogical and Historical Societies
The Payson Historical Societywas founded in 1989 to collect and preserve historical items pertinent to Payson City History.

Georgraphy and Demographics

 * The Georgraphy and Demographicsof the 2000 Census listed 12,716 people.


 * The History of Payson, the city initially called Peteetneet Creek, after a Ute Indian Chief is located about 60 miles south of Salt Lake, and is in Utah County.

Library
Payson City Libraryis located on Main Street

Museum

 * Peteetneet Museum and Cultrual Arts Centeris located in the historical Peteetneet School built in 1901, 10 North 600 East, Payson, UT 84651 (801) 465-5265 FAX (801)465-9427


 * Take a Walking Tour of Old Fort Peteetneet, Old Fort Payson, and Historic Payson and find out about some of the old homes, and historical sites in down town Payson.
 * Exhibits on the three floors of the Peteetneet Museum.

News Papers

 * The Payson Chronicle145 Esat Utah Ave, Payson, Utah 84651, phone 801-465-9221
 * The Deseret News will have a section on the current Payson City news
 * The Salt Lake Tribunereports on Payson local news, this paper is out of Salt Lake City.
 * The Daily Heraldis a Utah Valley newspaper which also reports on the Payson news.

Pioneers and People of Interest in Payson

 * Irene Colvin Corbettwas a Payson Teacherand nurse who went to London to study, and on her return was lost on the Titanic, read a Deseret News Article.
 * Daniel Starka Payson resident came on the Ship Brooklyn to Califorina, later he headed President Young called those Saints to come to Utah to help during Johnstons Army.
 * The Curtis brothers, Lyman, Joseph and Georgewere some of the first settlers of Peteetneet.
 * The Ute Indian Chief, "BlackHawk,"is buried at the BlackHawk Memorial Park 2 miles south of Payson. He was a key figure in Utah's Black Hawk War of 1865-1872.
 * Walkara, was BlackHawk's Uncle, and a Ute Indian Leader who lead an attack on Fort Payson.
 * James Pacewas requested by President Brigham Young to settle Peteetneet Creek, arriving on 20 Oct 1850.
 * Andrew Jackson Stewart had the first store in Payson, and John Courtland Searleand these families were some of the first settlers in Payson.

Schools
There are ten schools listed in Payson area, which is part of the Nebo School District.


 * 1) Barnett Elementary School 456 N 300 E, Payson, UT (801) 465-6000
 * 2) Mt Nebo Junior High School 851 W 450 S, Payson, UT (801) 465-6040
 * 3) Nebo District Community School 1050 S Main St, Payson, UT (801) 465-6031
 * 4) Payson Junior High School 1025 Highway 198, Payson, UT (801) 465-6015
 * 5) Payson Middle School 851 W 450 S, Payson, UT (801) 465-6040
 * 6) Spring Lake Elementary School 1750 S 500 W, Payson, UT (801) 465-6070
 * 7) Starbright Pre School 174 N 200 W, Payson, UT (801) 465-4496
 * 8) Taylor Elementary School 92 S 500 W, Payson, UT (801) 465-6050
 * 9) Wilson Elementary School 590 W 500 S, Payson, UT (801) 465-6060
 * 10) Payson High SchoolGrades 10-12 1050 S Main St Payson, UT 84651-3319 801-465-6025