Collinston, Utah

Collinston, Utah
Unincorporated community
Collinston Location within the state of Utah
Coordinates: 41°46′29″N 112°5′42″W / 41.77472°N 112.09500°WCoordinates: 41°46′29″N 112°5′42″W / 41.77472°N 112.09500°W
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Box Elder
Settled	1860
Named for	Collins Fulmer
Elevation	4,432 ft (1,351 m)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes	84306
GNIS feature ID	1428419[1]

Collinston is an unincorporated community in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	798		—
1900	340		−57.4%
1910	114		−66.5%
1920	155		36.0%
1930	132		−14.8%
1940	114		−13.6%
1950	145		27.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[2]

Mainly an agricultural community, the town is located 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Fielding and almost directly west of Riverside, at coordinates 41°46′29″N 112°5′42″W / 41.77472°N 112.09500°W (441.7746496, -112.0949517).^[1] Its elevation is 4,432 feet (1,351 m). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84306.^[3]

Collinston is mentioned as the approximate location where Captain John C. Frémont crossed the Bear River in 1843.^[4]

The town was originally known as Hampton or Hampton Ford. It was named for Ben Hampton, who, with William Godbe, operated a toll ferry across the Bear River from 1867 to 1868. James Standing later bought the ferry and bridge rights and moved the town to higher ground 1 mile (1.6 km) east. The name was changed to Collinston, after Utah Northern Railroad conductor Collins Fulmer.^[5]

References

1. "Collinston, Utah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
2. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
3. Zip Code Lookup
4. Hooton Jr LW: "The Bear River". Accessed 2008-05-12.
5. Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names. Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press. p. 173. ISBN 0-87480-345-4.