Collinston, Utah

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

Collinston, Utah
Unincorporated community
Collinston
Location of Colliston within the State of Utah
Collinston
Collinston (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°46′29″N 112°5′42″W
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyBox Elder
Settled1860
Named forCollins Fulmer
Elevation
4,432 ft (1,351 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
84306
GNIS feature ID1428419[1]

Description
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1890798—
1900340−57.4%
1910114−66.5%
192015536.0%
1930132−14.8%
1940114−13.6%
195014527.2%
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″N 112°5′42″W (441.7746496, -112.0949517).[1] Its elevation is 4,432 feet (1,351 m). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 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

 Utah portal

References
  1. "Collinston". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Census of Population and Housing". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 8 Feb 2006. Retrieved 4 Nov 2011.
  3. Zip Code Lookup 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 16 Mar 2018.

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