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Country
  
United States

County
  
Box Elder

Named for
  
Collins Fulmer

Elevation
  
1,351 m

Local time
  
Wednesday 8:34 PM

State
  
Utah

Settled
  
1860

Time zone
  
Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)

Zip code
  
84306

Collinston, Utah

Weather
  
7°C, Wind W at 2 km/h, 70% Humidity

Collinston is an unincorporated community in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.

Map of Collinston, UT 84306, USA

Mainly an agricultural community, the town is located 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Fielding and almost directly west of Riverside, at coordinates 41°46′29″N 112°5′42″W (441.7746496, -112.0949517). Its elevation is 4,432 feet (1,351 m). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84306.

Collinston is mentioned as the approximate location where Captain John C. Frémont crossed the Bear River in 1843.

The town was originally known as Hampton or Hampton Ford. It was named for Ben Hampton, who, with William Godbe, operated a toll ferry across the Bear River from 1867 to 1868. James Standing later bought the ferry and bridge rights and moved the town to higher ground 1 mile (1.6 km) east. The name was changed to Collinston, after Utah Northern Railroad conductor Collins Fulmer.

References

Collinston, Utah Wikipedia