Trout Creek is an unincorporated community, in far western Juab County, Utah, United States.[1]
Trout Creek, Utah | |
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  Trout Creek Location of Trout Creek within the State of Utah  Trout Creek Trout Creek (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°48′7.8″N 113°49′38.24″W / 39.802167°N 113.8272889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Juab |
| Named for | Trout Creek |
| Elevation | 4,701 ft (1,433 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 84083[2] |
| Area code | 435 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1437707[1] |
Description
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 63 | — | |
| 1940 | 23 | −63.5% | |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau[3] | |||
The community is located along the Pony Express/Overland route in northern Snake Valley, north of Partoun and south of Callao.[4] It is named after the creek that flows from the west off of the Deep Creek Mountains.[5] The West Desert High School of the Tintic School District[6] (the smallest secondary school in the state) is located within the community and it has one of the most remote LDS Church chapels in Utah (with a short section of paved road, the only paved road for over 50 miles [80 km]).[7][8]
It is located at 39°48′7.8″N 113°49′38.24″W / 39.802167°N 113.8272889°W, at an elevation of 6,675 feet (2,035 m).[1] The Zip Code is 84083.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Trout Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code: Trout Creek, Utah". usps.com. United States Postal Service. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ^ "MyTopo Maps - Trout Creek, UT, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ^ 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. 375. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427.
- ^ "West Desert High School". tintic.org. Tintic School District. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ Baird, Joe (September 25, 2005). "In Utah's west desert, you treasure what you have". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
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