Greenville, Utah

Unincorporated community in the state of Utah, United States

Unincorporated community in Utah, United States

38°15′16″N 112°42′45″W / 38.25444°N 112.71250°W / 38.25444; -112.71250CountryUnited StatesStateUtahCountyBeaverSettled1861Founded bySamuel EdwardsNamed forGreen pasturesElevation

5,666 ft (1,727 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP codes

84731

Area code435GNIS feature ID1428406^[1]

Greenville is an unincorporated community in eastern Beaver County, Utah, United States.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1870	175	—
1880	214	22.3%
1890	209	−2.3%
1900	215	2.9%
1910	252	17.2%
1920	247	−2.0%
1930	179	−27.5%
1940	172	−3.9%
1950	128	−25.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau^[2]

Description

The community lies along State Route 21 southwest of the city of Beaver (the county seat of Beaver County).^[3] Its elevation is 5,666 feet (1,727 m).^[1] Although Greenville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84731.^[4]

History

The location of Greenville was originally a camp on the north side of a ford on the Beaver River, along the Mormon Road until 1855. That year, the road was rerouted up river to the crossing at what later became Beaver. Greenville was first settled in 1861.^[5] The community was named for the thick green grass which covered the original town site.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Greenville, Utah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
^ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 102.
^ Zip Code Lookup
^ Andrew Jenson, Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1941) p. 304
^ The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10. 1918. p. 184.