Black Rock, Millard County, Utah

Black Rock, Utah
Ghost town
Black Rock
Location of Black Rock within the State of Utah
Black Rock
Black Rock (the US)
Coordinates: 38°42′30″N 112°57′30″W / 38.70833°N 112.95833°W / 38.70833; -112.95833Coordinates: 38°42′30″N 112°57′30″W / 38.70833°N 112.95833°W / 38.70833; -112.95833
Country United States
State Utah
County Millard
Founded 1876
Abandoned 1959
Elevation[1] 4,856 ft (1,480 m)
GNIS feature ID 1425709[1]

Black Rock was a small, unincorporated village located the Beaver Bottoms in southern Millard County, Utah, United States, about 20 miles (32 km) north of Milford.[1][2]

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

Description

The town was a station stop on the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad (later Union Pacific Railroad), and was a community center for a small number of early twentieth century homesteaders and ranchers. A post office operated at Black Rock from 1891 to 1959.[4] The site is now a ghost town.

The town was named after the nearby rock formation.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Black Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "MyTopo Maps - Black Rock, UT, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved 20 Mar 2018.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 8 Feb 2006. Retrieved 18 Nov 2011 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices: Utah: Millard County". postalhistory.com. Las Vegas, Nevada: Jim Forte. 9 Sep 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. 37-38. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427. Retrieved 20 Mar 2018.



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