Greenville, Utah

Greenville, Utah
Unincorporated community
Greenville Location of Greeenville within the State of Utah
Coordinates: 38°15′16″N 112°42′45″W
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Beaver
Settled	1861
Founded by	Samuel Edwards
Named for	Green pastures
Elevation	5,666 ft (1,727 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes	84731
Area code	435
GNIS feature ID	1428406[1]

Greenville is an unincorporated community in eastern Beaver County, Utah, United States.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1870	175		—
1880	214		22.3%
1890	209		−2.3%
1900	215		2.9%
1910	252		17.2%
1920	247		−2.0%
1930	179		−27.5%
1940	172		−3.9%
1950	128		−25.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[2]

Description

The community lies along State Route 21 southwest of the city of Beaver (the county seat of Beaver County).[3] Its elevation is 5,666 feet (1,727 m).[1] Although Greenville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84731.[4]

History

The location of Greenville was originally a camp on the north side of a ford on the Beaver River, along the Mormon Road until 1855. That year, the road was rerouted up river to the crossing at what later became Beaver. Greenville was first settled in 1861.[5] The community was named for the thick green grass which covered the original town site.[6]

See also

Utah portal

References

1. "Greenville, Utah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
2. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
3. Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 102.
4. Zip Code Lookup
5. Andrew Jenson, Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1941) p. 304
6. The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10. 1918. p. 184.

External links

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