 In 1879, people had settled in Muddy Creek Canyon, establishing a town that was known as "Muddy" for short.No one seems to know exactly why the town of Muddy received the name of Emery instead of keeping the name Muddy as it was originally called by the Postmaster General when Casper Christensen was first officially appointed postmaster of Muddy on December 1, 1883.His daughter Hannah was appointed as his assistant.