Trout Creek is an
unincorporated community
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, in far western
Juab County
Juab County ( ) is a county in western Utah, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 10,246. Its county seat and largest city is Nephi.
Juab County is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical ...
,
Utah
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, United States.
Description
The community is located along the
Pony Express
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/Overland route in northern
Snake Valley, north of
Partoun and south of
Callao
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. It is named after the creek that flows from the west off of the
Deep Creek Mountains
The Deep Creek Range, (often refereed to as the Deep Creek Mountains (Goshute: Pi'a-roi-ya-bi), are a mountain range in the Great Basin located in extreme western Tooele and Juab counties in Utah, United States.
The range trends north-south (wit ...
. The
West Desert High School of the
Tintic School District
Tintic School District is a school district located in western Juab County, Utah, United States.
Description
The district serves the western part of Juab County, while the Juab School District serves the very eastern portion (along the Interstat ...
(the smallest
secondary school
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in the state) is located within the community and it has one of the most remote
LDS Church
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chapels in Utah (with a short section of paved road, the only paved road for over ).
It is located at , at an elevation of .
The
Zip Code is 84083.
See also
References
External links
Unincorporated communities in Juab County, Utah
Unincorporated communities in Utah
Provo–Orem metropolitan area
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