Indianola, Utah
Encyclopedia
Indianola is an unincorporated community
in Sanpete County
, Utah
, United States
, east of U.S. Route 89 at Thistle Creek and 12 miles (19.3 km) miles northeast of Fairview
. An early Indian village existed here, and in pioneer times the site was selected for an Indian reservation.
The town of Indianola was settled in 1871.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Sanpete County
Sanpete County, Utah
Sanpete County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. The population according to the 2010 U.S. Census was 27,822. It was possibly named for a Ute Indian chief named Sanpitch, which was corrupted to Sanpete. Its county seat is Manti and its largest city is Ephraim.-Geography:According to...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, east of U.S. Route 89 at Thistle Creek and 12 miles (19.3 km) miles northeast of Fairview
Fairview, Utah
Fairview is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,160 at the 2000 census.-History:Located at the confluence of the San Pitch River and Cottonwood Creek, Fairview is the largest town in the northeast end of the Sanpete Valley...
. An early Indian village existed here, and in pioneer times the site was selected for an Indian reservation.
The town of Indianola was settled in 1871.