Welcome to Koosharem ...

The town of Koosharem is located in Sevier County<1>.

The location of Koosharem has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Koosharem was established in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Koosharem has a population of 328 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Koosharem is 6,930 feet [2,112 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Koosharem is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Koosharem lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Koosharem: (435)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Koosharem had an population of 328 people. This is an increase of 0.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Koosharem had a population of 327 people. This makes Koosharem the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Koosharem represents 0.01% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 204th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 327 people, the population of Koosharem increased 18.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 276 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Koosharem.

Communities near Koosharem ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Koosharem.

• Monroe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,383 people
  • Former names for Monroe:
  • Alma
  • Monkey Town
  • South Bend
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
• Elsinore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsinore
  • Elsinore is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsinore <5>
• Annabella
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annabella
  • Annabella is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annabella <5>
• Loa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loa
  • Loa is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loa <5>
• Central Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Valley
  • Central Valley is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
  • Former names for Central Valley:
  • Central
  • Inverury
• Glenwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <5>
• Joseph
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph
  • Joseph is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
• Lyman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <5>
• Burrville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
  • Burrville is located in Sevier County
• Greenwich
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Greenwich is located in Piute County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Koosharem. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Koosharem.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Koosharem. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Koosharem.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Koosharem. See our Newspapers Page for Koosharem.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Koosharem ...

Looking for more information about Koosharem? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Koosharem, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Koosharem.

Adding Koosharem to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Koosharem in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Koosharem was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Koosharem post office opened in 1877.

We also found Koosharem on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Koosharem.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Koosharem. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sevier County: www.sevierutah.net/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/