en Axtell, Utah

Axtell, Utah
Axtell, Utah
Unincorporated community
	Axtell post office, April 2010
	Axtell, Utah Location of Axtell within the State of Utah
	Coordinates: 39°3′19″N 111°49′19″W / 39.05528°N 111.82194°W
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Sanpete
Settled	1870
Founded by	Lars Peter Fjeldsted
Named for	Samuel Beach Axtell
Elevation	5,151 ft (1,570 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes	84621
Area code	435
GNIS feature ID	1437493

Axtell is an unincorporated community in the Sevier Valley on the southwestern edge of Sanpete County, Utah, United States.^[1]

Description

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	266	—
1940	288	8.3%
1950	238	−17.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau^[2]

The community is located on the U.S. Route 89 between the cities of Centerfield and Salina. The town was settled in 1870 under the name of Willowcreek (being located along the Willow Creek).^[3] It was renamed for Utah's former territorial governor Samuel Beach Axtell in 1891.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Axtell. Retrieved on May 17, 2011.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
^ 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. 17. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427.
^ Antrei, Albert C.T.; Roberts, Allen D. (January 1999). A History of Sanpete County. Utah Centennial County History Series. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society. pp. 353–354. ISBN 0-913738-42-5.