This story is sponsored by Robert J. DeBry more than 200 years of combined experience practicing personal injury law.
With its rich melting pot of unique names, no single list could contain every oddly named location in Utah. From names dating back to Native American inhabitants and early settlers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to names based on random accidents and misunderstandings, Utah has its fair share of eyebrow-raising city names.
Here are 10 Utah locations with strange names and unique origin stories.
Circleville
There is nothing too mysterious about the name of this twice-settled town. Founded in 1864 by Latter-day Saint settlers, the town was named after the circular valley in which the settlement stood, reports Utah.gov.
Deseret
Utah
United-states
Kanarraville
Castle-valley
Box-elder-county
Uintah
Lynndyl
Hurricane-hill
Emery-county
Denver
Colorado