Greenville, Utah

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Greenville, Utah
Unincorporated community
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Greenville
Location of Greeenville within the State of Utah
Coordinates: 38°15′16″N112°42′45″W / 38.25444°N 112.71250°W / 38.25444; -112.71250
Country United States
State Utah
County Beaver
Settled1861
Founded bySamuel Edwards
Named for Green pastures
Elevation
5,666 ft (1,727 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
84731
Area code 435
GNIS feature ID1428406 [1]

Greenville is an unincorporated community in eastern Beaver County, Utah, United States.

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1870 175—
1880 21422.3%
1890 209−2.3%
1900 2152.9%
1910 25217.2%
1920 247−2.0%
1930 179−27.5%
1940 172−3.9%
1950 128−25.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau [2]

Description

The community lies along State Route 21 southwest of the city of Beaver (the county seat of Beaver County). [3] Its elevation is 5,666 feet (1,727 m). [1] Although Greenville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84731. [4]

History

The location of Greenville was originally a camp on the north side of a ford on the Beaver River, along the Mormon Road until 1855. That year, the road was rerouted up river to the crossing at what later became Beaver. Greenville was first settled in 1861. [5] The community was named for the thick green grass which covered the original town site. [6]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Greenville, Utah". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved April 12, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  3. ↑ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 102.
  4. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  5. ↑ Andrew Jenson, Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1941) p. 304
  6. ↑ The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10. 1918. p. 184.

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