Shambip County, Utah Territory

Shambip County was a county in Utah Territory from 1856 to 1862.

The county was created by the Utah Territorial Legislature in January 1856. It consisted primarily of the Rush Valley. Its county seat was located at the town of Shambip on Clover Creek, which previously had been known as Johnson after Luke S. Johnson.

Shambip County was abolished in 1862 and absorbed by Tooele County, Utah.

References

• Jenson, Andrew. Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1941) p. 150
• Thornadale, William and William Dollarhide. Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987) p. 343