Paragonah

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Paragonah

Total population

647

Founded

1851

Elevation1792 m

Land area1.66 km²

Coordinates37.89°, -112.77°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Paragonah is a town in Iron County, Utah, United States. The population was 536 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Utah

• Parowan
  4.8 mi away · pop. 3,165
• Hatch
  24.6 mi away · pop. 165
• Kanarraville
  32.8 mi away
• Milford
  37.5 mi away · pop. 1,547
• Junction
  38.4 mi away · pop. 298
• Tropic
  41.2 mi away
• Orderville
  44.1 mi away · pop. 803
• Springdale
  50.3 mi away
• Toquerville
  51.5 mi away
• Rockville
  53.3 mi away
• Koosharem
  64.9 mi away · pop. 298
• Kanosh
  65.8 mi away · pop. 465

Browse all places in Utah →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Paragonah

Archeological investigations at Paragonah, Utah

Neil Merton Judd · 1919

News Clippings from Parowan and Paragonah , Utah

David Andersen · 2015

Geologic map of the Paragonah quadrangle, Iron County, Utah

United States Geological Survey · 1993

Archeological investigations at Paragonal, Utah

Neil Merton Judd · 1919

Prehistoric ceramics of the Fremont

Rex Madsen · 1977

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Widemouth 2, Millard, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 60 mi
• Wildfire Black Canyon, Sanpete, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-07-30 · 130 mi
• Wildfire Ward, White Pine, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-07-31 · 142 mi
• Wildfire Tom Creek, Tooele, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 146 mi
• Wildfire Slough Canyon, Grand, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 185 mi
• Wildfire Rocky Canyon, Morgan, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 219 mi
• Wildfire Campwood, Yavapai, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 226 mi
• Wildfire Brushy Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-27 · 236 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma woodhouseii

Seen 2026-09-14

Adejeania vexatrix

Adejeania vexatrix

Seen 2026-08-30

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

Seen 2026-08-29

Mountain Chickadee

Poecile gambeli

Seen 2026-08-29

Dusky Grouse

Dendragapus obscurus

Seen 2026-08-22

Great Basin Rattlesnake

Crotalus oreganus lutosus

Seen 2026-08-21

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Seen 2026-08-16

Mojave Kingcup Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus mojavensis

Seen 2026-08-08

Greater Short-horned Lizard

Phrynosoma hernandesi

Seen 2026-08-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).