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History · Kanosh

Kanosh dates to 1854, and 35% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listings are the Kanosh Tithing Office and the George Hotel. Below: 1 old photo or paper from 1883 on.

1854founded
2on the National Register
35%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Kanosh’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Kanosh began

When was Kanosh founded?

1854

Kanosh dates its founding to 1854 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1851.

2020 census: 508172 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1851.The full story ↓

What stands out about Kanosh’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Kanosh.Old housesHalf of Kanosh’s homes were built before 1949.
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Start Kanosh’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewA Pahvant Ute at Kanosh in 1883: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Kanosh’s post office has been open since 1868. Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Corn Creek
1851–1852
Cove Creek
1862–1881
Kanosh
1868–today
18501940today
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Kanosh
HockmanKanosh

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

The story

How Kanosh came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Kanosh.

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Chief Kanosh began a small farm in this area before the arrival of the Mormons in Utah. His band of the Pahvants were based in this vicinity.

In 1859, Peter Robison and Peter Boyce began the aptly named settlement of Petersburg. This was not far from the current site of Kanosh.

The town of Kanosh dates back to April 28, 1867, when Brigham Young, with the approval of Chief Kanosh, advised the pioneers to move from Petersburg (later Hatton, Utah) to the area then known as the campground of the Pahvant band of the Ute Tribe. When this move took place (1867–68) there were approximately 100 pioneers and 500 Native Americans living here.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Kanosh, 1851 to 1887

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1851Post officeThe Corn Creek post office opens
  3. 1852Post officeThe Corn Creek post office closes
  4. 1854
    FoundingKanosh is established
  5. 1862Post officeThe Cove Creek post office opens
  6. 1868Post officeThe Kanosh post office opens
  7. 1870BuiltKanosh Tithing Office is built
  8. 1881Post officeThe Cove Creek post office closes
  9. 1883In the archiveA Pahvant Ute at Kanosh in 1883
  10. 1887BuiltGeorge Hotel is built
By decade

Kanosh, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1880s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1880s1 item
A Pahvant Ute at Kanosh in 18831883A Pahvant Ute at Kanosh in 1883
1890s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today3 recent
Kanosh Utah town hall2010Kanosh Utah town hallKanosh Tithing Office2010Kanosh Tithing OfficeGeorge Hotel2010George Hotel
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

A Pahvant Ute at Kanosh in 1883
Retake this viewA Pahvant Ute at Kanosh in 1883, 1883

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Kanosh’s page.

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On the National Register

2 historic places in Kanosh

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

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
4
each building in a district counts
first listed
1985
Kanosh Tithing Office
Kanosh Tithing Office, built 1870George Hotel, built 1887
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
Gothic Revival1
Vernacular1
Cross Wing1
Mid-19th Century1
Kanosh Tithing OfficeGreek Revival · Built 1870
George HotelGothic Revival · Built 1887

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Kanosh

Nobody well known was born in Kanosh 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 Kanosh’s history

What year was Kanosh founded?

In 1854, according to Wikidata. Kanosh’s post office opened in 1851.

What is on the National Register in Kanosh?

Two places: the Kanosh Tithing Office (listed 1985) and the George Hotel (2005).

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 (4), Wikidata (2), the National Register of Historic Places (2), 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.