Yost, Utah

Yost is an unincorporated community located in northwestern Box Elder County, Utah, United States,[1][2] on the north central slopes of the Raft River Mountains, some 100 miles (160 km) northwest of Brigham City.

Yost, Utah
Unincorporated community
Yost is located in Utah
Yost
Yost
Location within the state of Utah
Yost is located in the United States
Yost
Yost
Yost (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°57′25″N 113°32′046″W
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyBox Elder
Settled1879
IncorporatedAugust 19, 1935
DisincorporatedJanuary 6, 1984
Named forCharles Yost
Elevation
[1]
5,974 ft (1,821 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID1434515[1]

Description
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1940172—
1950107−37.8%
196087−18.7%
197051−41.4%
19806731.4%

The first name for the area was "George Creek" for a man named George Eddy Sanderson, an early range rider who came to the area with Charles Yost from the Nevada Territory. Charles Yost remained in the area, becoming postmaster in 1887.[3] After Yost built his cabin, he lived alone until he married Maria Larsen from Terrace, Utah, on the south side of the mountains. For four years she was the only woman living in Yost.

Yost was later settled by other pioneer homesteaders. By 1910 the population had increased to 251 people. The town had a schoolhouse and church built. Yost incorporated on August 19, 1935, during the Great Depression. At the time, Yost's boundaries were the largest in area in the state of Utah. However, due to poor land quality for farming and ranching, the population declined and the town of Yost disincorporated on January 6, 1984.[4]

See also

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yost
  2. MyTopo Maps - Yost, UT, United States (Map). Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved 30 Jul 2017.
  3. Lund, Anthon Henrik (1922). The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine. Geneal. Society of Utah. p. 43.
  4. www.boxelder.org

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