Fillmore Utah United Order

The United Order movement was aimed to protect Mormon communities from poverty. Fillmore, Utah was under the Order for a brief time.

The United Order movement in Utah was a system of economic co-operatives formed under the direction of Brigham Young among Latter-day Saint communities beginning in 1874. It aimed to eliminate poverty and protect Mormon communities from the consequences of depending upon outside resources for survival. The Orders only survived a few years in each community, and by the 20th century were nonexistent. Fillmore, Utah operated briefly under an Order. The town was settled in the early 1850's.

From the guide to the Fillmore Utah United Order account book, 1874-1915, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)