Dividend, Utah
Dividend is an extinct town in Utah County, Utah. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]
A post office called Dividend was established in 1922, and remained in operation until 1951.[2] The community was so named in the expectation a nearby mine would pay dividends.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dividend
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 36.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
Coordinates: 39°57′17″N 112°03′41″W / 39.95472°N 112.06139°W
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