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Begin your virtual tour of Fillmore, Utah by clicking on any of the above entry points,
and follow roads or trails through a network of linked images.
Fillmore lies in the Pavant Valley, a broad farming area on what used to be the seafloor of Ancient Lake Bonneville. To the west and north a broad, flat area spreads for miles, broken only by a few rocky hills. To the east the juniper-covered slopes of the Pavant Mountains rise to 10,000 foot peaks. Farmland surrounds Fillmore, extending north and south, following the base of the mountains. To the east the land is dry, known as the Sevier Desert.
In 1851, four years after Mormon pioneers settled in Salt Lake City, the territorial legislature determined to establish the territorial capitol in the Pavant Valley, being centrally located in the state. On October 28th the site at Fillmore was selected and the city was named after U. S. President Millard Fillmore. Construction of an elaborate statehouse was begun, but only one wing had been completed when in 1856 the legislature determined to move the capitol to Salt Lake City.
Fillmore continued on as a farming community, with a population of 2,253, as of the 2000 census. Interstate 15, the main north-south artery through Utah, passes through Fillmore.
Streets and other things you can see.
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