Croydon, Utah Explained

Croydon, Utah
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Utah#USA
Pushpin Label:Croydon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Croydon within the State of Utah
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Utah
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Morgan
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1862
Named For:Croydon
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:5344
Coordinates:41.0686°N -111.5139°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:84018
Area Code:435
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1427128

Croydon is an unincorporated community in northeastern Morgan County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden - Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Description

Accessible from Interstate 84, it is home to Holcim's Devil's Slide Cement Plant and several hundred residents. Lost Creek runs through this small unincorporated town, just northeast of the Devil's Slide rock formation. Cattle and sheep ranches can be found throughout the valley and in the surrounding mountains. Croydon was also home to the annual Widowmaker, hosted by the Wilde family of Croydon Utah, the Widowmaker was a snowmobile and motorcycle hillclimbing event for several years.

Croydon was originally called Lost Creek, and under the latter name was founded in 1862. The present name is after Croydon, in England, the native land of a large share of the first settlers.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Van Cott, John W. . Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation . . Salt Lake City . 97 . 1990 . February 16, 2018 . 978-0-87480-345-7 . 797284427.