What is the deal with Heber City, Utah? It is just a tiny little town in Wasatch County, Utah. Let’s talk about what Heber City is all about.

Located

Facts

• Settled
  • 1859
• Area
  • Total 8.99 sq mi
  • Land 8.99 sq mi
  • Water 0.00sq mi
• Elevation
  • 5,604 ft
• Population
  • 16,856
• Website
  • Heberut.gov

Origins

It was settled in 1859 by the following people

• Robert Broadhead
• James Davis
• James Gurr

John W. Witt built the first house. Some enterprising people from Provo settled in Heber, where the first plowing occurred. Now, the grain is waving where the sagebrush once lived, and the coyote howled.

Geography

It is located in the Wasatch Back and is close to three reservoirs.

• Jordanelle
• Der Creek
• Strawberry

They are very cold, but some good fishing.

A 32-mile railroad line connected Heber City; however, a part of that railroad is used for the Heber Valley Railroad and is home to the Polar Express.

The highway system has 2 highway systems that run through Heber, and they are.

• U.S Route 40
  • This one goes up to Park City and Interstate 80
• U.S. Route 189
  • This highway comes up from Provo

You can get to Salt Lake City in about 60 minutes and to Interstate 15 via HWY 189 to Provo, which takes about 25 minutes.

They do have a High Valley transit that goes to

• Kamas Valley
• Kimball Junction
• Salt Lake City

Also, the intercity transportation to Vernal and Salt Lake City twice daily.

Notable People

That has roots in Heber City

• Tyson Apostol
  • Winner of Survivor: Blood vs Water
  • Reuben Clark
    • Attorney, author, and LDS Apostle
  • Ernie Lively
    • Father of Blake Lively, Eric Lively, and stepfather of Lori Lively and Robyn Lively
  • Jason Lively
    • Actor and Entrepreneur
  • Cael Sanderson
    • Four-time undefeated college wrestling champion in NCAA Division 1
    • Current head College wrestling coach at Penn State
  • Sofia Gomez Villafane
    • Cross-country mountain biker and cyclo-cross

Places to Eat

I am sure there are different places to eat in Heber City, but I like some local ones.

• Dairy Keen
  • AKA the Train
  • https://www.dairykeen.com/
  • Serves Coke
• Granny’s
  • Great milkshakes
  • https://hebervalleylife.com/grannys-drive-in/
  • Serves Coke
• June Pies
  • Great pies
  • https://www.junepie.com/
• The Hup
  • https://www.heberhub.com/
  • Serves Coke

Backdrop

Heber City is a good backdrop for movies and TV shows. Here are some that were filmed in Heber City

• Falling for Christmas
• Love is on the Air
• Mistletoe Mixup
• Dashing in December
• Check Inn to Christmas
• The Mistletoe Secret
• Love, Fall & Order
• Christmas Wonderland
• Enchanted Christmas
• Christmas Under Wraps
• Silent Night, Deadly Night
• Yellowstone
• Dumb and Dumber
• Touched by an Angle
• Troll 2
• The Amazing Race
• A Home of Our Own
• Blood and Oil

I am sure there are many more, but these are just a few.

Thoughts

I like the city of Heber. It is a lovely small town; it is growing, but it still maintains the small-town feel. If you do not like small cities, this isn’t a town for you. But it is a nice getaway from the big city.

Great food.

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Citation

I got information from

Heber City, Utah. (2024, June 9). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heber_City,_Utah