The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Tabiona.
Tabiona is named after Chief Tabby of the Shoshone-Timpanogos Nation of Utah, Formally known as Chief Tabby-To-Kwanah.
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History · Tabiona
Tabiona dates to 1860, and 27% of its homes were built before 1940
Below: 2 old photos and papers, maps from 1962 on, and the census since 1920.
1860founded
0on the National Register
27%homes built before 1940
2old photos & papers
Quick answers
How Tabiona began
When was Tabiona founded?
1860
Tabiona dates its founding to 1860 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1920.
First census: 308 in 19202020 census: 143166 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1915.The full story ↓
What stands out about Tabiona’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Tabiona’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tabiona’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.Timeline
Tabiona, 1860 to 1962
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1860FoundingTabiona is established
- 20th century
- 1915Post officeThe Tabiona post office opens
- 1962
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade
Tabiona, decade by decade
Date?
Date?On the map
Tabiona on the map, 1962 to 1982
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Tabiona. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1962Tabiona sheet · 1:24,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Tabiona.
Then & now
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Retake this viewIrrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Jepp Thomas Canal, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT
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Retake this view · +15People over time
Tabiona, census by census
Between 120 and 308 people in every census since 1920.
10 censuses, 1920–2010.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Tabiona’s Wikipedia page.
Questions about Tabiona’s history
What year was Tabiona founded?
In 1860, according to Wikidata. Tabiona’s post office opened in 1915, and the census of 1920 counted 308 people here.
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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 the Library of Congress (2), 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.