Cleveland, Utah

Cleveland is a town in Emery County, Utah, United States.

Cleveland is located in northwestern Emery County in a swale of land between the mountains and the desert.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Cleveland has a total area of 0.85 square miles (2.2 km2), all land.

The reason that Cleveland was not settled sooner was the lack of a sufficient water source and supply.

In 1890, a log school with plank benches was outgrown by 1893 when a frame building was built.

Harry B. Mortensen and C. Leslie Bennett were instrumental in getting sports, music, and speech programs started for school students.

The departure of missionaries and servicemen was an exceptionally good reason for a get-together.

In April 1923, a silent movie picture machine was installed with a player piano for music.

Cleveland as seen from the south, with the Wasatch Plateau in the distant left, March 2008
Map of Utah highlighting Emery County