unincorporated community
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in western
Duchesne County
Duchesne County ( ) is a county in the northeast part of the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 19,596. Its county seat is Duchesne, and the largest city is Roosevelt.
History
Much of Duchesne County ...
,
Utah
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, United States, on the
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation
The Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (, ) is located in northeastern Utah, United States. It is the homeland of the Ute Indian Tribe (Ute dialect: Núuchi-u), and is the largest of three Indian reservations inhabited by members of the Ute Trib ...
Duchesne River
The Duchesne River ( ), located in the Uintah Basin region of Utah in the western United States, is a tributary of the Green River. The watershed of the river covers the Northeastern corner of Utah. The Duchesne River is long,U.S. Geological S ...
, approximately northwest of the town of
Tabiona
Tabiona ( ) is a town in Duchesne County, Utah, United States. Located southwest of Tabby Mountain on the Duchesne River. It is eighty-six miles southeast of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The population was 143 at the 2020 United State ...
county seat
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of Duchesne County. Its elevation is . Although Hanna is unincorporated, it has its own ZIP code of 84031 and, for many years, even had its own
post office
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.
Hanna was named for its original postmaster, William P. Hanna. Historically, the name Defas Park (a former resort in Hanna, with a
dance hall
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and cabins) often appeared on maps at the location of the community, with the name Hanna appearing at a location further west. However, the former post office was located along SR-‑35, but about northwest of the main community.
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
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system, Hanna has a
humid continental climate
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