Trout Creek is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
, in far western
Juab County
Juab County ( ) is a county in western Utah, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 11,786. Its county seat and largest city is Nephi. Juab County is part of the Provo– Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statisti ...
,
Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...
, United States.
Description
The community is located along the
Pony Express
The Pony Express was an American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders between Missouri and California. It was operated by the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company.
During its 18 months of opera ...
/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 referred 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 (wi ...
. The
West Desert High School of the
Tintic School District
Tintic School District is a school district located in western Juab County, Utah, 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 ...
(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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