Toquerville is named after Chief Toquer, an early Paiute
chief. The town is located about thirty miles south of Cedar City along Ash
Creek. The town is located at an elevation of 3,394 feet. The area
has good water available from springs about a mile above town. The water
from the springs is used for culinary and irrigation and is one reason why
Toquerville has long been known for its fruit, grapes, alfalfa, and other
agricultural pursuits. Toquerville was one of the earliest settlements
in Washington County.
Toquerville was first settled in the spring of 1858 when
several families built log cabins near Chief Toquer's Paiute village along
Ash Creek. In 1859 nineteen families were living in Toquerville and by 1864
the community had grown to forty-one families. According to the 2000 census
the town today has a population of about 900 including descendants of the
early town pioneers as well as many new residents.
TOQUERVILLE CEMETERY LISTINGS
Surnames:
A-J
K-Z
TOQUERVILLE PIONEER INDEX
Toquerville
Links:
TOQUERVILLE - Utah History Encyclopedia
History of
Toquerville, Utah -by Wesley P. Larson on OnlineUtah.com
Old
Toquerville Winery - picture and text from www.surweb.org
Toquerville Genealogy Links:
Twitchell Links (Eighth
Generation)
Frances Regula
Naegle (1871)
John D. Lee/chapter
2 - Aggatha Ann Woolsey 1814-1866
John D. Lee/chapter16
- Mary Leah Groves 1836-1912
Newspaper
Accounts for 1901 Southern Utah Earthquake
Our Toquerville Sites:
Toquerville Cemetery Listings: A-J K-Z
The following links are to histories and stories sent to our website:
Arthur
Herbert Olds - autobiography
Carl
Theodore Olds
Charles
Andrew Olds (1894-1985) - autobiography
Dewey
Glenn Olds
Elizabeth
Uren Oulds Theobald (1829-1912)
George
Thomas Olds
Gladys
Sylvester Olds (1896 - 1960 ) autobiography
*see also:
As
I Remember Mama a tribute to Gladys
Levi
Emanuel Olds (1885-1950)
Louie
Olds Duffin (1887-1941)
Melvin
James Olds
Thomas
Olds (1854-1924)
William
Albert Olds - autobiography
*see also
Tribute
to Uncle Will Olds
The following are some delightful short stories by Brenton
Bauer
about himself (he's Junie), his family, and his grandparents,
Andy and Gladys Olds of Toquerville:
A
Homemade Christmas
- Summer
Frolics -
The Spelling Bee
Billy
Boy -
Oh!
That Aching Tooth -
Junie
-
Sugar
Note to all:
If you have histories of the Toquerville pioneers (on a website or that you
would like to have published on the web), other genealogy help for this town,
or know of related links please let me know.
--Cindy Alldredge
Copyright © 2002, 2006 by Cynthia B. Alldredge