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Snyderville dates to 1865

More historic than 10% of U.S. towns · #101 of 119 in Utah. What drives it

Most of Snyderville was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2003. Below: maps from 1955 on.

1865founded
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Snyderville began

When was Snyderville founded?

1865

Snyderville dates its founding to 1865 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1864.

2020 census: 6,744161 years

How historic is Snyderville?

D

More historic than 10% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1864.
History grade

What drives Snyderville’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Snyderville is more historic than 10% of U.S. towns, #101 of 119 in Utah. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Snyderville’s overall grade.
Founding era1865, from Wikidata: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 19400.0% of homes (±0.4) · typical UT town 2.8% · U.S. 8.4%D−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical UT town 3.0 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 10%
NewerOlder
Utah towns of 2,500+ (119)Ahead of 15%

Utah towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Utah town has 3.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Snyderville’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (18% of Utah towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1865.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±0.4 points) is firm at this size.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Snyderville’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 Snyderville 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 Snyderville’s history is told.

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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Snyderville, in brief

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

Snyderville is a census-designated place (CDP) near the southwestern edge of Summit County, Utah, United States. Prior to the 2010 Census, the area was designated as South Snyderville Basin CDP. The population was 6,744 at the 2020 census.

Snyderville was established in 1865. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5,612 to 6,744 (+20%).

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

Timeline

Snyderville, 1864 to 1955

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1864Post officeThe Parleys Park post office opens
  3. 1865
    FoundingSnyderville is established
  4. 1881Post officeThe Parleys Park post office closes
  5. 20th century
  6. 1955On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Snyderville, decade by decade

Today12 recent
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On the map

Snyderville on the map, 1955 to 1998

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

Snyderville on the 1955 USGS mapSnyderville on the 1975 USGS mapSnyderville on the 1998 USGS map1955Park City West 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 Snyderville.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Another post office, Parleys Park, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Kimball JunctionSilver Springs
1cemetery inside Snyderville
Snyderville Pioneer

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.

Silver Summit1 historic placeC+East BasinIts storyD−Summit Park1 historic placeC−Park City89 historic placesB−

Questions about Snyderville’s history

What year was Snyderville founded?

In 1865, according to Wikidata. Snyderville’s post office opened in 1864.

How does Snyderville rank for history?

Snyderville is more historic than 10% of U.S. towns, #101 of 119 in Utah. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Snyderville?

0.0% of Snyderville’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 2.8% for an Utah town; the median home was built in 2003.

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (12), 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.