| LC control no. | n 82157493 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Moab (Utah) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Utah--Moab |
| Variant(s) | Moab, Utah Vina (Utah) Uvadalia (Utah) City of Moab (Utah) Elk Mountain Mission (Utah) |
| Other standard no. | 1430389 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Utah |
| Address | 217 E Center Street Moab UT 84532 |
| Found in | GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 38°34ʹ24ʺN 109°32ʹ59ʺW) Wikipedia, July 22, 2019 (Moab, Utah; county seat and largest city in Grand County; settled 1878; incorporated 1902; some of the area's early residents attempted to change the city's name, because in the Christian Bible, Moabites are demeaned as incestuous and idolatrous. One petition in 1890 had 59 signatures and requested a name change to "Vina". Another effort attempted to change the name to "Uvadalia". Both attempts failed; 38°34ʹ21ʺN 109°32ʹ59ʺW) City of Moab, Utah website, July 22, 2019: home page (City of Moab, Utah; City of Moab, 217 E Center Street, Moab, UT 84532) <https://moabcity.org/> GNIS, July 22, 2019 (Moab, populated place, county seat, variant name: Elk Mountain Mission, Grand County, Utah, 38.5733155° -109.5498395° 38°34ʹ24ʺN 109°32ʹ59ʺW) |
| Geographic area code | n-us-ut |
| Associated language | eng |
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