A majority of the early settlers came from Sanpete Valley , which by the late 1870s had outgrown its irrigable land .
Many belonged to three or four interrelated kinship groups , making for an abundance of cousins in the community .
A majority of the early settlers came from Sanpete Valley , which by the late 1870s had outgrown its irrigable land , and many belonged to three or four interrelated kinship groups , making for an abundance of cousins in the community .