When was Piute County founded?

Piute County was founded in 1865, formed from Beaver County, and named after Paiute people.

What is the county seat of Piute County?

The county seat of Piute County is Junction.

Is there an online parcel map for Piute County?

Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.

Has Piute County's boundary or name changed?

Piute County was created in 1865 from Beaver County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 6 later changes, chiefly involving Emery County, Sevier County and San Juan County.

Is my lot in a flood zone?

We do not have flood maps for Piute County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

County · code 49031

Piute CountyUtah

Piute County is a county in Utah, with its seat at Junction. It was formed on January 16, 1865, from Beaver County and named after the Paiute people.

Founded1865
County seatJunction
Named forPaiute people
Land area758 sq mi + 7.8 sq mi water
Population1,438 2020 Census

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Updated 20 October 2026

Census outline · seat marked

History

Formed in 1865 from Beaver County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Piute County was created by Utah Territory from Beaver County in 1865. It lost territory to Sevier County in 1866 and again in 1931, lost narrow strips to the creation of Emery in 1880, and lost land to the creation of San Juan and Wayne counties in 1880 and 1892. Piute became a county in the state of Utah in 1896.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

1865
Piute County created Piute created by Utah Territory from Beaver.
from Beaver
16 January 1865 · Utah Terr. Laws 1864, 14th sess., p. 16
1866
Lost territory Piute lost to Sevier.
to Sevier
10 January 1866 · Utah Terr. Laws 1865, 15th sess., ch. 146, sec. 5/p. 207
1880
Lost territory Piute lost narrow strip of territory to creation of Emery.
to Emery
12 February 1880 · Utah Terr. Laws 1880, 24th sess., ch. 4/pp. 4-5
1880
Lost territory Piute lost to creation of San Juan and lost to Emery.
to San Juan to Emery
17 February 1880 · Utah Terr. Laws 1880, 24th sess., ch. 9/pp. 10-11
1892
Lost territory Piute lost to creation of Wayne.
to Wayne
10 March 1892 · Utah Terr. Laws 1892, 30th sess., ch. 71, pp. 79-81
1896
Became part of Utah Piute became a county in the state of Utah. 4 January 1896 · U.S. Stat., vol. 28, ch. 138 [1894]/pp. 107-112; U.S. Stat., vol. 29, procl. no. 9, [1896]/pp. 876-877; Van Zandt, 159
1931
Lost territory Piute lost to Sevier when boundary was placed on public land survey lines.
to Sevier
23 March 1931 · Utah Laws 1931, 19th sess., ch. 47, pp. 163-164

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Piute

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Parcels Missing

No public parcel map found for Piute County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county (piutecounty.org).
Address points Missing

No public address points layer found for Piute County yet.
Buildings Reference

Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026

Official: from the office that keeps the record
Good enough: a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback: a guide only; check the official record
Missing: nothing public found yet

People and land

Piute by the Census

Population

1,438 2020 Census count

Housing units

848 2020 Census count

Land area

758 square miles

Water area

7.8 square miles

People per sq mi

2 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Piute County's official site

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County government

County government
The official website of Piute County.
piutecounty.org

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Questions

Common questions about Piute County

When was Piute County founded?: Piute County was founded in 1865, formed from Beaver County, and named after Paiute people.
What is the county seat of Piute County?: The county seat of Piute County is Junction.
Is there an online parcel map for Piute County?: Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Piute County's boundary or name changed?: Piute County was created in 1865 from Beaver County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 6 later changes, chiefly involving Emery County, Sevier County and San Juan County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?: We do not have flood maps for Piute County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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