Black Rock, Utah
Unincorporated community
Black Rock is located in Utah
Black Rock
Black Rock
Location of Black Rock within the State of Utah
Black Rock is located in the United States
Black Rock
Black Rock
Black Rock (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°42′30″N 112°57′30″W / 38.70833°N 112.95833°W / 38.70833; -112.95833
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyMillard
Founded1876
Abandoned1959
Elevation
[1]
4,856 ft (1,480 m)
GNIS feature ID1425709[1]

Black Rock is an unincorporated community and near-ghost town in the Beaver Bottoms in southern Millard County, Utah, United States, approximately 20 miles (32 km) north of Milford.[1][2]

Description

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
190061—
191052−14.8%
192041−21.2%
19307275.6%
194046−36.1%
195019−58.7%
Source: US Census Bureau[3]

The town was a station stop on the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad (later Union Pacific Railroad), and was a community center for the few settlers in the area during the late nineteenth century. As area roads and vehicular travel improved beginning in the twentieth century, its relative importance waned. A post office operated at Black Rock from 1891 to 1959.[4] The site is now a ghost town although there is at least one occupied home in or near the town.

The town was named for a nearby rock formation.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Rock
  2. ↑ "MyTopo Maps - Black Rock, UT, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved November 18, 2011 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices: Utah: Millard County". postalhistory.com. Las Vegas NV: Jim Forte. September 9, 2005.
  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. 37. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
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