Strange Street Names in Southern Utah to Watch Out For

A lot of the street names in St. George are downright utilitarian — useful, but boring. For example, the city offices are at 175 E. 200 N.

Finding it couldn’t be easier. But personality? Not so much.

However, there are a few street names in St. George that are worth mentioning.

In alphabetical order, some of my favorites:

Have you ever been to Adonis Circle (in Bloomington)? Seems like there are some pretty athletic guys there.

How about Bear Claw Drive (near Desert Hills High School)? I’m getting hungry just thinking about it.

I have a son named Bryce and he would feel right at home at Bryce Circle (behind The Ledges, near Santa Clara).

I don’t know how Caribbean Circle (also in Bloomington) ended up in St. George. We’re a long way from the Caribbean. We’re a long way from any ocean or sea.

Casper Circle (Bloomington). I wonder if they have a friendly ghost.

There’s Dove Lane (west side). Seems like a quiet spot.

Look at Elder Circle (Bloomington Hills). I think they get a lot of missionary visits there.

Fig Circle (Bloomington Hills) takes home the award for shortest street name.

Bloomington also has a Geronimo Road. Bombs Away, Say Geronimo. (sing along with me).

There is a place called Lazy River Drive in Sun River. I checked. There is no lazy river on Lazy River Drive.

The same goes for Peaceful River Drive in Sun River. There is no real river here.

I have to be honest, I also drove over Ruby Lane (St. George Industrial Park) and didn’t find any rubies there either.

There is a Smoke Tree Street in Bloomington Hills. I didn’t see any smoking trees, although I did smell a few Traegers smoking meat in that area.

Bloomington Hills also has a Tusher Circle and I suspect there’s a really cool story behind it.

There is also a Yarrow Way (Bloomington). A Yarrow is a weedy flower that is known to induce menstruation and also causes an unpleasant taste in the milk of dairy cows that drink it.

But the one that intrigues me the most is Loblolly Circle in Bloomington. According to Wiki, a loblolly was a porridge or stew, but evolved into a swamp or watery peat bog. Loblolly can also mean “to act in a clumsy manner.” So you can literally eat some loblolly in a loblolly while acting like a lobolly.

Does your street have a unique name that I missed? Email me at [email protected].