Collinston, Utah

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Collinston, Utah
Unincorporated community
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Collinston
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Collinston
Collinston (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°46′29″N112°5′42″W / 41.77472°N 112.09500°W / 41.77472; -112.09500
Country United States
State Utah
County Box Elder
Settled1860
Named for Collins Fulmer
Elevation
4,432 ft (1,351 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
84306
GNIS feature ID1428419 [1]

Collinston is an unincorporated community on the northeastern edge of Box Elder County, Utah, United States. [1]

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Description

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 798—
1900 340−57.4%
1910 114−66.5%
1920 15536.0%
1930 132−14.8%
1940 114−13.6%
1950 14527.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau [2]

Mainly an agricultural community, the town is located 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Fielding and almost directly west of Riverside, at coordinates 41°46′29″N112°5′42″W / 41.77472°N 112.09500°W / 41.77472; -112.09500 (441.7746496, -112.0949517). [1] Its elevation is 4,432 feet (1,351 m). It has a post office with the ZIP code 84306. [3]

Collinston is mentioned as the approximate location where Captain John C. Frémont crossed the Bear River in 1843. [4]

The town was originally known as Hampton or Hampton Ford. It was named for Ben Hampton, who, with William Godbe, operated a toll ferry across the Bear River from 1867 to 1868. James Standing later bought the ferry and bridge rights and moved the town to higher ground 1 mile (1.6 km) east. The name was changed to Collinston, after Utah Northern Railroad conductor Collins Fulmer. [5]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Collinston". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  3. ↑ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Hooton Jr LW: "The Bear River" Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed 2008-05-12.
  5. ↑ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 87. ISBN   978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC   797284427 . Retrieved March 16, 2018.

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