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History · Deweyville

Deweyville dates to 1864, and 15% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Fryer Hotel. Below: maps from 1961 on and the census since 1880.

1864founded
1on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
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How Deweyville began

When was Deweyville founded?

1864

Deweyville dates its founding to 1864 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 339 in 18802020 census: 417162 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1873.The full story ↓

What stands out about Deweyville’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 Deweyville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost half of its people between 1880 and 1890, then more than doubled.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Deweyville’s history is told.

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People over time

Deweyville, census by census

010020030040018801900192019401960198020002020339 in 1880Low: 183

Lost half of its people between 1880 and 1890, then more than doubled.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

The story

How Deweyville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Deweyville.

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On March 14, 1864, the John C. Dewey family, Mormon pioneer immigrants from England, left Calls Fort, Utah, and settled at Empey Springs, an area originally settled by William Empey. Empey Springs became known as Dewey Springs. Other settlers soon moved to the area.

John C. Dewey directed many community activities, including the construction of a school house in 1869 and a Sunday school in 1872. The schoolhouse served as a community center where dances were commonly held. A post office was established in 1873, with John C. Dewey as the Postmaster. In 1877, a LDS Church Ward was organized, with John C. Dewey as Bishop.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Deweyville, 1864 to 2020

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1864
    FoundingDeweyville is established
  3. 1873Post officeThe Deweyville post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1961On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1975Post officeThe Deweyville post office closes
  7. 21st century
  8. 2020CensusPopulation peaks at 417
By decade

Deweyville, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Fryer Hotel2016Fryer Hotel
On the map

Deweyville on the map, 1961 to 1998

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

Deweyville on the 1961 USGS mapDeweyville on the 1998 USGS map1961Honeyville 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 Deweyville.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Deweyville

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
1988
Fryer Hotel
Fryer Hotel
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
Victorian Eclectic1
Central Passage type1
Fryer HotelGreek Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Deweyville had its own post office from 1873 to 1975.

Deweyville
1873–1975
18701950today
1cemetery inside Deweyville
Deweyville

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

ElwoodIts storyCHoneyvilleIts storyC

Questions about Deweyville’s history

What year was Deweyville founded?

In 1864, according to Wikidata. Deweyville’s post office opened in 1873, and the census of 1880 counted 339 people here.

What is on the National Register in Deweyville?

One place: the Fryer Hotel (listed 1988).

Memory lane

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

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Sources

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), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.