Territorial evolution of Utah

The following timeline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Utah.

An enlargeable map of the United States after the Treaty of Paris in 1789
An enlargeable map of the United States after the Adams-Onís Treaty took effect in 1821
An enlargeable map of the United States after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848
An enlargeable map of the United States after the Compromise of 1850
An enlargeable map of the United States after Utah Statehood in 1896
An enlargeable map of the United States as it has been since 1959

Timeline
  • Historical territorial claims of Spain in the present State of Utah:
  • Historical territorial claims of Mexico in the present State of Utah:
  • Historical political divisions of the United States in the present State of Utah:
    • Unorganized territory created by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848–1850
    • State of Deseret (extralegal), 1849–1850
    • Territory of Utah, 1850–1896
      • Utah Organic Act, September 9, 1850[1]
      • Eastern portion of the Utah Territory is incorporated into the new Territory of Colorado, February 28, 1861
      • Western portion of the Utah Territory is incorporated into the new Territory of Nevada, March 2, 1861
      • North-eastern portion of the Utah Territory is transferred to the Territory of Nebraska, March 2, 1861
      • Western 53 miles of the Utah Territory is transferred to the Territory of Nevada, July 14, 1862
      • Another 53 miles of the Utah Territory is transferred to the State of Nevada, May 5, 1866
      • North-eastern corner of the Utah Territory is incorporated into the new Territory of Wyoming, July 25, 1868
      • Utah Enabling Act, July 16, 1894
    • Territory of Jefferson (extralegal), 1859–1861
    • State of Utah since January 4, 1896[2]

See also
Territorial evolution of Arizona
Territorial evolution of Colorado
Territorial evolution of Idaho
Territorial evolution of Nevada
Territorial evolution of New Mexico
Territorial evolution of Wyoming

References
  1. Thirty-first United States Congress (September 9, 1850). "An Act to provide a Territorial Government for Utah" (cgi-bin). Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  2. Grover Cleveland (January 4, 1896). "By the President of the United States of America, A Proclamation Admitting the State of Utah to the Union". Retrieved June 4, 2009.
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