Hatch, UT

Hatch is a town in Garfield County, Utah, United States. The 2020 census counted 132 residents. Hatch is 260 miles south of Salt Lake City. Hatch was originally called "Mammoth", and under the latter name was settled in 1872. Hatch's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Utah setting. The local scoop is how Hatch's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. A post office called Hatch has been in operation since 1904. Hatch is located in southwestern Garfield County, in the valley of the Sevier River near its headwaters. U.S. Route 89 passes through the town, leading north 15 miles to Panguitch, the county seat, and south 26 miles to Glendale.