Clear Creek, Utah

Clear Creek
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Clear Creek Location of Clear Creek in Utah
Coordinates: 39°38′40″N 111°09′45″W / 39.64444°N 111.1625°W / 39.64444; -111.1625Coordinates: 39°38′40″N 111°09′45″W / 39.64444°N 111.1625°W / 39.64444; -111.1625
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Carbon
Founded	1870s
Elevation[1]	8,743 ft (2,665 m)
Population (2010)
- Total	4
GNIS feature ID	2584759[1]

Clear Creek is a small census-designated place in Carbon County, Utah, located at the south end of State Route 96 and the Pleasant Valley Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad (ex-D&RGW).

History

Clear Creek was founded in the 1870s as a logging camp that supplied lumber to the nearby mining town of Winter Quarters.^[2] About twenty years after Clear Creek was founded, coal was discovered beneath the town. Soon after, a mine was developed. In 1898, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad built a spur line from Scofield to the mine at Clear Creek. Two years later, the Utah Fuel Company built 25 homes, a hotel, a store, a hospital, a schoolhouse, a workshop, and a water plant in the town.^[2][3] From 1910-1920, 2,000 tons of coal was being mined per day, and Clear Creek had about 600 residents. In 1930, the need for coal began to decrease. By 1955, the mine cut production and the town's population had decreased to 150. As of 1986, four families lived in Clear Creek year-round.^[3]

According to the 2010 Census, there were four people residing at this location.^[4]

See also

• Coal mining in the United States

References

1. ^ ^{a b} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clear Creek
2. ^ ^{a b} "Clear Creek at Western Mining & Railroad Museum". Western Mining & Railroad Museum. http://wmrrm.org/clearcreek.html. Retrieved December 8, 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Carr, Stephen L. (1986 (1972)). The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns. Salt Lake City, Utah: Western Epics. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-91474-030-8. 
4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/main.html. Retrieved May 18, 2011. 

External links

• Clear Creek, UT at lat long.com