Collinston, Utah

Unincorporated community in the state of Utah, United States

Unincorporated community in Utah, United States

41°46′29″N 112°5′42″W / 41.77472°N 112.09500°W / 41.77472; -112.09500CountryUnited StatesStateUtahCountyBox ElderSettled1860Named forCollins FulmerElevation

4,432 ft (1,351 m)Time zoneUTC-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]

Description

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	798	—
1900	340	−57.4%
1910	114	−66.5%
1920	155	36.0%
1930	132	−14.8%
1940	114	−13.6%
1950	145	27.2%
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 / 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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Collinston". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ Hooton Jr LW: "The Bear River" Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 2008-05-12.
^ 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.