| Show Wales settled in 1859 This community Coalbed located south of Moroni by John Rees was named after the Ute Tabinaw who showed himvein of black stone and said Heap burn Rees recognized it ascoal vein In 1859 fifteen Welsh families settled there to dig coal In 1866 Chief Blackhawk drove them out but they returned later to continue digging They changed the name from Coalbed to Wales after their homeland In time they found farming to be more profitable Pettyville settled in 1873 Pettyville located two miles west of Sterling was settled by George Petty and fifteen families The land was owned by the Indians and the group had only Squatters Rights Homes were constructed of slate rock from nearby mountains road now goes through an old cemetery In 1881 the people moved to Sterling Sterling settled in 1872 Six Mile Creek William Funk and Daniel Funk were the first white men to locate land claims in Sterling They moved their families there from Manti six miles away and called the place Six Mile Creek Later the name was changed to Sterling because of the sterling qualities of the people Gunnison settled in 1859 Hog Wallow Kearns Point Chalk Point called present party Chalk led by Jacob Point and then town of Gunnison to the watery soft ground Captain W Gunnison when attacked Hutchinson settled Kearns the area they Point just west of the It was later called Hog Wallow due The name used today is in honor who lost his life with six of his men of in 1853 byband of Piutes Fayette settled in 1860 Warm Creek Six miles northwest of Gunnison on Highway 28 lies Fayette first known as Warm Creek because of the warm spring one mile to the east In 1860 the name was changed to Fayette honoring the town in New York where the LDS Church was first organized Centerfield settled in 1877 Skin Town Gunnison was settled--but looking south across the Sanpitch River wide expanse water was developed brought It was of unclaimed to this known area as valley came and community Skin Town Centerfield because of its central location to view until Finally gradually later named |
