In the pioneer era, such landmarks as Six Mile (aka Sterling now), Nine Mile and Twelve Mile (aka Mayfield now) were given those names to indicate their distances from Manti, the county seat.
And with Enhanced 911, or "E-911," now operational throughout Sanpete, unincorporated areas are receiving addresses that also identify them with the county seat."In assigning the addresses that will appear on the maps we're preparing, we are preserving the traditional names of secondary roads," says Dale Nicholls, director of the Sanpete County building and zoning office,
That means there'll still be a Sheep Trail, a River Lane and a Dump Road on the grid.
There'll also be a Pigeon Hollow but not a Hog Wallow.
Every resident in the county will now have a street address, according to Nicholls.
And that will facilitate the operation of the E-911 system, he explained, because it will enable operators at the county's communication center to quickly identify the point of origin of emergency calls and dispatch an ambulance or a fire truck to the scene, if that's called for.
The maps being prepared will facilitate the operation. And so will the signs the county will install along U.S. Highway 89 and the other main roads that will identify by name and grid number the secondary roads off the main roads, according to Nicholls.
The E-911 program has been undertaken in the cause of service and safety, he said.
Telephone subscribers are paying the bills with a 50-cent-a-month surcharge on their monthly statements.