Country United States County Box Elder Founded by C. S. Rowher Elevation 1,301 m Local time Sunday 8:18 AM Named for Charles W. Penrose | State Utah Settled 1890 Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) Zip code 84337 Area code 435 | |
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Penrose is an unincorporated farming community in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.
Map of Penrose, UT 84337, USA
Penrose is located along the last 7 miles (11 km) of Utah State Route 102, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Thatcher.
The community was named for Charles W. Penrose, an apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The first permanent settler to the Penrose area was C.S. Rowher, in 1890. He, along with others, farmed beets, wheat, corn and hay.
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