WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
PRICE CITY, UTAH
(formerly Heberville)
LOCATION
It is the area of Bloomington now known as "The Ranches" on the southeast side of the Virgin River.HISTORY
Heberville, named after Heber C. Kimball, was founded in January 1858 when Joseph Horne and his companions were sent to establish a cotton farm along the southeast side of the Virgin River. They built a dam and raised cotton and molasses.The second year they added corn and sugar cane to their crops. But storms destroyed their dam and irrigation ditches, so the community was abandoned.
Under the direction of Erastus Snow, the community was reestablised in 1863 as a cooperative farming community. This try only last four years before the community was abandoned again.
Brigham Young changed the name of the community to Price City in 1874. He instituted the Price City United Order there with Milo Andrus as its superintendent and Patrick H. McGuire as secretary. The organization only existed from 1876 to 1877 before its dissolution and the winding up of its business.
The Price City Ward was organized on January 18, 1879. It served the people of Price and Bloomington. The Price City Ward was disorganized in 1904. The Price City Chapel was torn down in 1908 and Price City essentially disappeared.
HISTORIC SITES
Price City ChapelHeberville Co-operative Farming Company
Price City Co-operative Farming Company
PHOTOS
TBDREFERENCES
OnlineUtah.com article about PriceWashington County Chapter, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, " Under Dixie Sun".
1950 with 1978 Supplement.
Pages 121-123, Supplement Page 11.
"History of Bloomington Utah"
by Carolyn Reinbold
Unpublished paper, 1994
"Virgin Water: Below the Confluence"
by Richard Kohler
Pages 3-6 (Heberville) and 7-8 (Price).
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