- Hanksville, Utah
Hanksville is a small incorporated town in Wayne County,
Utah ,United States , at the junction of State Routes 24 and 95. The town is just south of the confluence of the Fremont River and Muddy Creek, which together form theDirty Devil River , which then flows southeast to theColorado River .The town was settled in
1882 , and known for a time for the name given to the surrounding area, Graves Valley, but was not incorporated untilJanuary 6 ,1999 . The town took the name of Hanksville in1885 , after Ebenezer Hanks, who was the leader of the group of pioneers who established the small Mormon settlement.The REA brought
electricity to the community in1960 . Todayagriculture ,mining , andtourism are the main drivers to the local economy. Tourism is particularly important with people coming for recreation atLake Powell ,Capitol Reef National Park , theHenry Mountains , theSan Rafael Swell ,Goblin Valley State Park , and the solitude of the surrounding deserts and slot canyons.Hanksville was a supply post for
Butch Cassidy and theWild Bunch , who would hide out atRobbers Roost in the desert southeast of town.During the
uranium mining frenzy following World War II, Hanksville became a supply center for the prospectors and miners scouring the deserts of theColorado Plateau . Many abandoned mines can be found in the deserts surrounding the town.The
Hanksville-Burpee Quarry is located nearby and theMars Desert Research Station is located seven miles northwest of town.tatistics
* Location: 38.3730379 -110.7140391 (38°22'22"N 110°42'50"W)
* Elevation: 4,291 feet (1,308 m)
* Population: 197 (2003 Census estimate; missed in 2000 Census)
* Airport: KHVE (ICAO ID)External links
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