Mountain Home, Utah

Mountain Home is an unincorporated community in central Duchesne County, Utah, United States, adjacent to the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation.

Mountain Home, Utah
Unincorporated community
Snow covered Rock Creek Store & Bed and Breakfast in Mountain Home, December 2010
Mountain Home
Location of Mountain home within the State of Utah
Mountain Home
Mountain Home (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°23′57″N 110°23′19″W
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyDuchesne
Settled1905
Elevation
7,005 ft (2,135 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
84051
Area code(s)435
GNIS feature ID1430527[1]

Description
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1920415—
1930273−34.2%
194032619.4%
19503260.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[2]

The community lies along local roads north of State Route 87, north of the city of Duchesne, the county seat of Duchesne County.[3] Its elevation is 7,005 feet (2,135 m).[1] Mountain Home was originally settled in 1905 as part of the Moon Lake Ward of the LDS Church.[4]

Mountain Home is situated in a fertile valley that is mainly used to raise range cattle. It is known as "The Gateway to the High Uintas".

Mountain Home's most notable old families include the Farnsworths, the Thaynes and the Mileses. Its most notable attractions include the Rock Creek Store and Bed and Breakfast, as well as the 7-11 Ranch. The Rock Creek Store and Bed & Breakfast is the original building that contained the Moon Lake First Ward church. Mountain Home is also the birthplace of Evan Mecham, who served as Governor of Arizona.

Although Mountain Home is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84051.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Mountain Home". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Census of Population and Housing". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  3. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 103.
  4. Utah State History Moon Lake Ward Archived 2012-07-10 at Archive.today
  5. Zip Code Lookup

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