Marysvale
Piute · USGS GNIS name record 1443220
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These Census tracts have reference points near Marysvale. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 9601 ↗
Piute County · UT
- Population
- 1,694
- Median home value
- $264,800
Census tract 9755 ↗
Sevier County · UT
- Population
- 5,414
- Median home value
- $284,600
Census tract 1001 ↗
Beaver County · UT
- Population
- 4,339
- Median home value
- $306,200
Census tract 9754 ↗
Sevier County · UT
- Population
- 4,074
- Median home value
- $249,800
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Marysvale ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Located along US Route 89 in northern Piute County, 24 km (15 mi) N of the community of Junction and 39 km (24 mi) SSW of Richfield.
Likely settled in 1863, abandoned because of difficulties with the nearby Indian population, and later reestablished. There are several theories for the origin of the name Marysvale: It was named for the Virgin Mary by a group of Catholic miners; Mormon Parley P Pratt named it Merryville when he passed through the area in 1849 because of the beautiful surroundings; Brigham Young named the settlement for his wife Mary; or, the settlement was named Merry Valley or Merry Vale when Brigham Young and his party stopped here and camped during visits to other settlements in Utah. The name eventually evolved into its present day form of Marysvale. (US-T131/1990/UT Place Names, p245-46)
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