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July 2024 Featured Agent | |
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Sarai Milliken | from RealtyOne Group Signature-Vernal |
Start your search for USDA loan eligible properties in the cities of Uintah County, UT
* cities most likely to have USDA loan eligible properties for sale.
*Ballard • Bennett • Bonanza • Bullionville • Dragon • Dry Fork • *Fort Duchesne • Gusher • Hayden • *Jensen • Lapoint • Leeton • Leota • Little Bonanza • *Maeser • *Naples • Ouray • Rainbow • *Randlett • Red Wash • Tridell • *Vernal • Watson • *Whiterocks
A USDA loan is a mortgage option available to eligible homebuyers that is sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture to promote homeownership in rural communities. USDA Loans, sometimes called "RD Loans," offer 100% financing options on eligible rural properties. USDAProperties can help you find USDA properties in Uintah County.
Uintah County is located in northeastern Utah, in the heart of the Uinta Basin. It was created on February 18, 1880, and was named after the Uintah Mountains, which in turn were named for the Ute tribe of Native Americans. The county is the site of the Northern Ute Indian Reservation, also known as the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation. This reservation is the second largest in the United States, covering over 4.5 million acres.
The Uintah Basin region has a long history of human habitation, with evidence of ancient Fremont and Ute tribes dating back over a thousand years. The first European explorers, including the famed Dominguez-Escalante expedition, arrived in the area in the late 1700s. During the 19th century, European-American settlers began to establish small farming and ranching communities.
One of the key factors in Uintah County's development was the arrival of the railroad in the 20th century, which facilitated economic growth and increased settlement. The region experienced booms in the oil industry and later in natural gas and oil shale exploration.
A fun fact about this region of Utah is that it is home to Dinosaur National Monument, which boasts one of the world's most extensive and diverse deposits of prehistoric dinosaur bones. Discovered in 1909, the quarry at the site has produced thousands of fossils, including the remains of well-known species such as Stegosaurus and Apatosaurus, providing a remarkable window into the Jurassic period.