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History · Mud Lake

Mud Lake was first counted by the census in 1960, and 24% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1964 on and the census since 1960.

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How Mud Lake began

When was Mud Lake founded?

1960

Mud Lake first appears in the census in 1960.

First census: 187 in 19602020 census: 32166 years
Founding year: the first census.The full story ↓

What stands out about Mud Lake’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Mud Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mud Lake’s history is told.

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The story

How Mud Lake came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Mud Lake.

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In 1919 the Latter-day Saint settlers in Mud Lake were organized into a branch.

Mud Lake made national news in 1981 when it had an infestation of jackrabbits.

On August 21, 2017, Mud Lake became part of the 'path of totality' during the total solar eclipse.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Mud Lake, decade by decade

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On the map

Mud Lake on the map, 1964 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Mud Lake. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Mud Lake on the 1964 USGS mapMud Lake on the 1980 USGS map1964Terreton sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Mud Lake.

People over time

Mud Lake, census by census

01002003004001960198020002020Peak: 358

Between 179 and 358 people in every census since 1960.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Mud Lake’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Mud Lake’s history

What year was Mud Lake founded?

The Mud Lake post office opened in 1960, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.