Hamiltons Fort, Utah

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Hamiltons Fort, Utah
Unincorporated community
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Hamilton Fort
Location of Hamilton Fort within the State of Utah
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Hamilton Fort
Hamilton Fort (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°37′10″N113°09′03″W / 37.61944°N 113.15083°W / 37.61944; -113.15083
Country United States
State Utah
County Iron
Elevation
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5,568 ft (1,697 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
84753
Area code 435
GNIS feature ID1454331 [1]

Hamiltons Fort is an unincorporated community in south-central Iron County, Utah, United States. [1] [2]

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Description

A post office called Hamiltons Fort was in operation between 1859 and 1913. [3] Variant names were "Hamilton Fort", "Fort Hamilton", "Fort Hamblin", "Hamblin", "Hambleton", and "Hamilton". [1] The community was named after John Hamilton, a pioneer settler. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Hamiltons Fort". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "MyTopo Maps - Hamilton Fort, UT, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices: Utah, Iron County". postalhistory.com. Las Vegas, Nevada: Jim Forte. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10. 1918. p. 185.
  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. 175. ISBN   978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC   797284427 . Retrieved March 12, 2018.

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