Black Rock, Millard County, Utah Explained

Black Rock, Utah
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Utah#USA
Pushpin Label:Black Rock
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Utah
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Millard
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1876
Extinct Title:Abandoned
Extinct Date:1959
Elevation Ft:4856
Coordinates:38.7083°N -112.9583°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1425709

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

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 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.[2] 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.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. MyTopo Maps - Black Rock, UT, USA. mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd.. March 20, 2018.
  2. Web site: Post Offices: Utah: Millard County. postalhistory.com. Jim Forte. Las Vegas NV. September 9, 2005.
  3. Book: Van Cott, John W.. Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. University of Utah Press. Salt Lake City. 37. 1990. March 20, 2018. 978-0-87480-345-7. 797284427.