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WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

VEYO, UTAH

Founded in 1911.


LOCATION

18 miles north of St. George on Highway 18.

37° 20' 16.42" North Latitude,   113° 41' 35.52" West Longitude
4,470 feet MSL


HISTORY

TBD


HISTORIC SITES

Veyo Church - Old
Veyo Church - New
Veyo School


PHOTOS

Photos on the web:
10/1/2006 photo of the Veyo Shoal Creek Road
1948 photo of Bobby Bowler and Kay (Richard) Bowler with Richard's dogs south of the Veyo School when the boys were in third grade
1948 photo of Veyo School first grade students including Mary Purdy, Barbara Chadburn, May Nell Bowler, and Venna Ann Chadburn
Photo of Mary M. Kleinman, teacher and principal of the Veyo School between 1948 and 1949


REFERENCES

Wikipedia article about Veyo

OnlineUtah.com article about Veyo

Heber C. Jones, " VEYO Let's Talk About IT"   (large file; may take a while to load).
Booklet with four lectures about the history of Veyo and lots of pictures.

Washington County Chapter, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, " Under Dixie Sun".
1950 with 1978 Supplement.
Pages 423-429, Supplement Pages 47-49.

History reveals intriguing origins of unique place names in Southern Utah
Article by Ammon Teare, St. George News, 6/12/2021