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History · Eden

Eden’s post office opened in 1871, and 2 of its places are on the National Register

Most of Eden was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. Its Register listings are the Wilbur, J.M., Company Blacksmith Shop and the Sunnyfield Barn. Below: maps from 1955 on.

1871first post office
2on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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Quick answers

How Eden began

When was Eden founded?

1871

The Eden post office opened in 1871, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 690155 years
Founding year: the first Eden post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Eden’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 Eden are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages4 hamlets and corners are still on the map.
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Start Eden’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eden’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Eden’s post office has been open since 1871.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Eden VillageGardens of EdenMinnie Creek EstatesRobins Roost
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Eden
Meadow ViewMountain View

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

The story

How Eden came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Eden.

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The first home here was a log cabin built in 1857 for summer herdsmen Erastus Bingham and Joseph Hardy. A community was established in 1859 when fifteen families moved in via North Ogden Canyon and Pass. The settlers hired a government surveyor, Washington Jenkins, to plot the town. Jenkins said he thought the area was one of the most beautiful sites he had ever surveyed and suggested the biblical name "Eden". An earlier temporary name was North Fork Town.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Eden, 1871 to 2004

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1871Post officeThe Eden post office opens
  3. 1895BuiltWilbur, J.M., Company Blacksmith Shop is built
  4. 20th century
  5. 1955On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 21st century
  7. 2001Born hereTaylor Booth is born here
  8. 2004Born hereZach Booth is born here
By decade

Eden, decade by decade

Today9 recent
Sunrise from Powder Mountain2023Sunrise from Powder MountainSunnyfield Barn2023Sunnyfield BarnPowder Mountain - Sunrise Clouds2023Powder Mountain - Sunrise CloudsHistoric 1896 Valley Chapel in Eden, UT 012018Historic 1896 Valley Chapel in Eden, UT 01Liberty, United States (Unsplash)2016Liberty, United States (Unsplash)Historic 1896 Valley Chapel in Eden, UT 022010Historic 1896 Valley Chapel in Eden, UT 02Eden Utah2008Eden UtahPowder Mountain Powder Ridge Condos2007Powder Mountain Powder Ridge CondosWebercounty ut2006Webercounty ut
On the map

Eden on the map, 1955 to 1991

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

Eden on the 1955 USGS mapEden on the 1975 USGS mapEden on the 1986 USGS mapEden on the 1991 USGS map1955Huntsville 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 Eden.

On the National Register

2 historic places in Eden

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

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
2
each building in a district counts
first listed
2017
Wilbur, J.M., Company Blacksmith Shop
Wilbur, J.M., Company Blacksmith Shop, built 1895Sunnyfield Barn
Buildings
Wilbur, J.M., Company Blacksmith ShopBuilt 1895
All 2 listings
Sunnyfield BarnBuilding · listed 2024

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Eden

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Taylor BoothAmerican soccer player · b. 2001
Zach BoothAmerican soccer player · b. 2004
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Wolf CreekIts storyD−

Questions about Eden’s history

What year was Eden founded?

The Eden post office opened in 1871, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Eden?

Two places: the Wilbur, J.M., Company Blacksmith Shop (listed 2017) and the Sunnyfield Barn (2024).

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 (9), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.