Koosharem
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town in Sevier County, Utah, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Utah
- County
- Sevier
- Named after
- Native American word for the valley named after the deep red clover indigenous to the area.
- Total
- 0.83 sq mi (2.16 km )
- Land
- 0.83 sq mi (2.16 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 6,919 ft (2,109 m)
- Density
- 396.2/sq mi (152.96/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-6 (MDT)
- Fips code
- 49-41680
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Koosharem is a town in Sevier County, Utah, United States. Koosharem is also known as "Grass Valley". It generally comprises the area known as Burrville, Utah on the north, south through the valley and through the town of Koosharem and down to the south end with the town of Greenwich, Utah. The valley is made up of private lands nestled within the Fishlake National Forest. Koosharem is situated at the cross-roads for travelers going between Capitol Reef National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park and/or Zion National Park. Koosharem is also the closest town to the famous Fish Lake. The town also serves as an important point along the many trails of the Piute ATV Trail System.
Koosharem's only store, the historic Grass Valley Mercantile, shares this secondary naming reference.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Koosharem” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.