Town file
Paragonah, Utah
Paragonah, Utah (Iron County, Utah) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 303, "Born To Win" (23 July 2022).
- Town
- Paragonah
- County
- Iron County
- State
- Utah
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 303
- Approximate location
- 37.885, -112.771
Episode 303 / 23 July 2022 / 65 min / express
Born To Win
"We are going to Utah this week... it's Paraguna, Utah, spelled like Paragona but said Paraguna; PARA GONAH." about 0:03:20
The case: Murder of Max 'Sunny' Cordova (August 1976); Murder of Stephen Loche (April 1977). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2022
- Population
- 556
- Median household income
- about average
History, in brief
- Spelled Paragonah but pronounced 'Paraguna'. about 0:03:24
- The name is Native American in origin, like much in the region. about 0:03:50
- Red Creek was named for its red water; early travellers on the Mormon road knew it as the second creek in the Little Salt Lake Valley, now the Parowan Valley. about 0:04:10
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Cedar City, Utah23 miles
- St. George, Utah71 miles
- Fillmore, Utah78 miles
- Eureka, Utah148 miles
- Payson, Utah159 miles
- Price, Utah159 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.