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Flowell, Utah

Unincorporated community in the state of Utah, United States

Unincorporated community in Utah, United States

38°58′44″N 112°25′42″W / 38.97889°N 112.42833°W / 38.97889; -112.42833CountryUnited StatesStateUtahCountyMillardSettledJuly 1915Founded byBrigham TomkinsonNamed forFlowing artesian wellsElevation

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4,708 ft (1,435 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code

84631

Area code435GNIS feature ID1454595^[1]

Flowell is an unincorporated community in Millard County, Utah, United States.

Geography

Flowell is a small farming village in the Pavant Valley, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Fillmore, the county seat. The town of Meadow is about 8 miles (13 km) to the south, across I-15. Utah State Route 100 connects Flowell with Fillmore to the east, and with U.S. Route 50 to the north. Just west of Flowell is the Ice Springs lava flow, part of the Black Rock Desert volcanic field, and a location that had an eruption less than 1,000 years ago.^[2]

History

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	185	—
1940	206	11.4%
1950	237	15.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau^[3]

In July 1915, Brigham Tomkinson drilled the first successful artesian well west of Fillmore, turning worthless desert into rich farmland and setting off a wave of well drilling in eastern Millard County. The center of this activity was first named Crystal, then Flowell^[4]^{: 239–240} after the freely-flowing wells.^[5] A school was built in 1919, and a post office in 1922. In the 1930s, Flowell built a community recreation hall with federal assistance from the Works Progress Administration.^[4]^{: 294–295}

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flowell
^ Arave, Lynn (December 26, 2001). "Story of Utah volcanoes may still be unfolding". Deseret News. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Lyman, Edward Leo; Newell, Linda King (January 1999). A History of Millard County (PDF). Utah Centennial County History Series. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society. ISBN 0-913738-38-7. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
^ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 141. ISBN 0-87480-3454.