Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Cedar Fort, UT

Cedar Fort is a town in Utah County, Utah, in the Provo–Orem metropolitan area, with a population of 427 at the 2020 census, up from 368 in 2010.

The town was first settled in 1852, when Brigham Young sent a few settlers to what is now the western edge of Utah County.

The original settlers fled to Lehi for safety during the Walker War, then returned in 1853 under Bishop Allen Weeks, who served as the area's bishop for twenty-three years.

The town's name is a misnomer: settlers built a picket fort from trees they took for cedar, but the trees were actually junipers that smelled like cedar.

Settlers later began building a stone fort for more permanent defense, but it was never completed, though its ruins remain.

Cedar Fort served as the county seat of Cedar County, which existed from 1856 to 1861 before the land was reincorporated into Utah County.

In 1858, Johnston's Army initially encamped at Cedar Fort before moving near Fairfield to establish Camp Floyd.

A blacksmith shop built in Cedar Fort in 1858 served the troops stationed at nearby Camp Floyd and was later relocated to the Pioneer Village inside Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington.

The town was incorporated on May 17, 1965, and is named for juniper ("cedar") trees.

Cedar Fort covers about 21 square miles, all land, at an elevation of about 5,351 feet.