Hurricane Utah Neighborhood Information 
History, news, and opinions regarding Hurricane, Utah brought to you by Paula Smith. Read about various neighborhoods and subdivisions within the Hurricane Utah area. LaVerkin, Leeds, and New Harmony will also be included. If you have an area or news you would like to include, or if you find of any errors reported here, please contact me for inclusion or correction.
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Hurricane, Utah…What’s in a name?
Monday, March 31st, 2008 at 2:37pm. 1082 Views, 0 Comments.
Hurricane Utah is a city located with in Washington County. Hurricane is a neighboring city to St George Utah and is approximately 15 miles to the east of St George. The city is pronounced "Hur-a-Kun" by the locals, which sounds similar to the British pronunciation. According to the city’s history, the name was derived from original settlers to the region. When a gale forced wind blew the top off of the buggy they were traveling in, they decided to call it "Hurricane Hill". Wikipedia shows the original settler, Erastus Snow, was who decided on the name. Research also shows Erastus Snow was originally from Vermont, however, served a mission in Scandinavia. Additional research shows that Scandinavians pronounce the latter portion of the word…