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History
Green River, Utah is located "on I-70 and the Green River. The town receives ints name from the river and should not be confused with Green River, Wyoming. The earlier recorded name for Green River, Utah was Blake for a J.P. Blake who settled on the east bank of the river. Today's town extends to both sides of the river." [1]
Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.com: accessed 3 March 2010), "Green River, Utah."
Resources
Cemeteries
Green River Cemetery
Green River, Utah 84525
Court
Emery County Justice Court - Green River
48 Farrer Street
Green River, Utah 84525
Phone: 435-564-3204
Fax: 435-564-8322
Local Histories
- Chandler, Jo Anne, Annalee Thayn, and the Green River Archives.Green River and the Gunnison Valley. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2008.
- Smith, Muriel W. They Were Here: Stories and Statistics of the people of Elgin, Utah & Green River, Utah. 2 volumes.[Green River, Utah: M.W. Smith, 2005?].
Societies and Libraries
Green River Branch Library
85 South Long Street
Green River, Utah 84525
Phone: 435-564-3349
Fax: 435-564-3399
Hours: M-Th 9:30am-5:30pm; F 9:30am-2:30pm; Sat 9am-12pm
Green River Archives
1765 East Main Street
Green River, Utah 84525
Phone: 435-564-3427 ext. 2
Fax: 435-564-3526
Hours: T-Th 10am-4pm
Museums
John Wesley Powell River History Museum
1765 East Main Street
Green River, Utah 84525
Phone: 435-564-3427
Family History Centers
Green River, Utah
101 North Clark St
Green River, Emery, Utah, United States
Phone: 435-564-3582
Hours: Call for appt.
Web Sites
- The Emery County UT GenWeb Project, a member of The UTGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
- Green River City Official Website
- Green River City
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ John W. Van Cott, Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide To the Origins of Geographic Names (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1990), 166.
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