Penrose,_Utah

Penrose, Utah

Penrose, Utah

Unincorporated community in the state of Utah, United States

Penrose is an unincorporated farming community in eastern Box Elder County, Utah, United States.[1]

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Penrose is located along the last 7 miles (11 km) of Utah State Route 102, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Thatcher.

The community was named for Charles W. Penrose, an apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[3]

The first permanent settler to the Penrose area was C.S. Rowher, in 1890. He, along with others, farmed beets, wheat, corn and hay.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Penrose". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    "Census of Population and Housing". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  3. [3]
    Genealogical Society of Utah (1919). The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah. p. 172.
  4. [4]
    Box Elder County website

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