Name: Elkhurst

County: Uinta

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GNIS Entry

Longitude:  1102102W

Latitude: 412931N

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Elevation: 6443/1964

(ft/m)

Feature Type: Populated Place

Origin of Name:

Named for the elk common there at the time the railroad was built.

Source: WPA

Named for the wild animals which were so plentiful at the time of the building of the railroad.

Source: Annals 14(3)  

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History:

Station on the Overland Route and Union Pacific Railroad between Hampton and Carter.

Source: Guidebook of the Western United States

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Maps:

1:24000 Quadrangle: Austin Reservoir

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