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Birdseye, Utah

Unincorporated community in the state of Utah, United States

Unincorporated community in Utah, United States

39°55′28″N 111°32′59″W / 39.92444°N 111.54972°W / 39.92444; -111.54972CountryUnited StatesStateUtahCountyUtahSettled1885Named forBirdseye marbleElevation

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5,430 ft (1,660 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (MDT)ZIP code

84629

Area codes801 & 385GNIS feature ID1438817^[1]

Birdseye is an unincorporated community in southeastern Utah County, Utah, United States.^[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	150	—
1910	134	−10.7%
1920	50	−62.7%
1930	116	132.0%
1940	90	−22.4%
1950	77	−14.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau^[2]

Description

The community is located on the back of the Wasatch Range, southeast of Loafer Mountain along U.S. Route 89 at the confluence of Bennie Creek and Thistle Creek.^[3]

Birdseye was settled in 1885 and originally named Summit Basin and later Clinton. The present name "Birdseye" was chosen because of the nearby birdseye marble located in the quarries near Indianola.^[4]

Notable person

Shawn Nelson - Born in Birdseye, he was a plumber and U.S. Army veteran who stole an M60A3 Patton tank from a U.S. National Guard armory in San Diego, California and went on a rampage on May 17, 1995.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Birdsye". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
^ "MyTopo Maps - Birdseye, UT, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
^ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427. Retrieved March 10, 2018.