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History · Central Valley

Central Valley dates to 1873, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Central Valley began

When was Central Valley founded?

1873

Central Valley dates its founding to 1873 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1872.

2020 census: 647153 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1872.

What stands out about Central Valley’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 Central Valley are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Central Valley.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Central Valley’s history is told.

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Inverury
1872–1906
Central
1907–1908
18701950today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Central Valley, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Central Valley yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Central Valley is a town in Sevier County, Utah, United States. The population was 647 at the 2020 census. Known for years simply as Central, the town was named Central Valley at its incorporation in 2005.

Central Valley was established in 1873. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 528 to 647 (+23%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Central Valley, 1872 to 1908

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1872Post officeThe Inverury post office opens
  3. 1873
    FoundingCentral Valley is established
  4. 20th century
  5. 1906Post officeThe Inverury post office closes
  6. 1907Post officeThe Central post office opens
  7. 1908Post officeThe Central post office closes
By decade

Central Valley, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Seviercounty ut2006Seviercounty ut
Famous people

Famous people close to Central Valley

Nobody well known was born in Central Valley itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jake GarnAmerican politician and general · b. 1932
Marie WindsorAmerican actress · b. 1919
Art AcordAmerican silent film actor, stuntman, ranch hand · b. 1890
Walter Frederick MorrisonInventor of the Frisbee · b. 1920
Mary ThurmanAmerican actress · b. 1895
Culbert OlsonAmerican politician · b. 1876

Questions about Central Valley’s history

What year was Central Valley founded?

In 1873, according to Wikidata. Central Valley’s post office opened in 1872.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.