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Facts about the city

Monticello /mɒntɪˈsɛloʊ/ is a city located in San Juan County, Utah, and is the county seat. It is the second most populous city in San Juan County, with a population of 1,958 at the 2000 census. The Monticello area was settled in July 1887 by pioneers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Monticello, named in honor of Thomas Jefferson's estate, became the county seat in 1895 and was incorporated as a city in 1910.Monticello, along with much of San Juan County, experienced an increase in population and economic activity during the uranium boom from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Several uranium and vanadium mines were opened in the area, and a uranium processing mill was operated in Monticello by the Federal Government from 1948 to 1960. Following the uranium boom, a massive cleanup project was conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy from 1989 to 2004 to remove radioactive material from lands and buildings and to restore the land formerly occupied by the mill.An 18-hole golf course, The Hideout, was built near the reclaimed site of the uranium mill using DOE cleanup funding in 2000. The Hideout has been ranked No. 2 Golf Course in Utah and the No. 23 Municipal Golf Course in the U.S.In 1998, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dedicated the Monticello Utah Temple, the first in a series of mini temples and the 53rd temple for the church.Monticello rests at the base of the Abajo Mountains on the Colorado Plateau.

Monticello Obituaries

It was disclosed by Hutchinson News on August 19th, 2014 that Elaine McEntire (McEntire) passed away in Hutchinson, Kansas.  Ms. McEntire was 64 years old and was born in Monticello, UT.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Elaine's life.

It was written by The Lufkin Daily News on February 23rd, 2013 that James L Foley died in San Augustine, Texas.  Foley was 57 years old and was born in Monticello, UT.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor James L's life.

It was disclosed by Modesto Bee on April 24th, 2012 that Steven Francis Black passed on in Modesto, California.  Black was 62 years old and was born in Monticello, UT.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Steven Francis's life.

History

Monticello is a city in and the county seat of San Juan County, Utah Juan County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,958 at the United States Census, 2000 census.

By 1880 Latter-day Saints had settled along the San Juan River (Utah) Juan River in both Utah and New Mexico. They were quite impressed by it, and this encounter was one of the key factors behind LDS settlement there starting in 1887. In that year on a journey to northern Utah from these settlements apostles Erastus Snow and Brigham Young, Jr. passed through the current site of Monticello.