Penrose is an unincorporated farming community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Box Elder County

Box Elder County, Utah

Box Elder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It lies on the north end of the Great Salt Lake, covering a large area north to the Idaho border and west to the Nevada border. Included in this area are large tracts of barren desert, contrasted by high, forested mountains. The...

, Utah

Utah

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, United States

United States

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Penrose is located along the last 7 miles (11.3 km) of Utah State Route 102

Utah State Route 102

State Route 102 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah that connects Tremonton with I-84, SR-83, and the towns of Deweyville, Bothwell, Thatcher, Penrose, and Thiokol's facility in Box Elder County.-Route description:...

, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Thatcher

Thatcher, Utah

Thatcher is a census-designated place in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. It is a small farming community, located southwest of Bothwell and west of Tremonton. The population was 789 at the 2010 census....

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The community was named for Charles W. Penrose

Charles W. Penrose

Charles William Penrose was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from July 7, 1904. Penrose was also a member of the First Presidency of the church under Church Presidents Joseph F. Smith and Heber J...

, an apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The first permanent settler to the Penrose area was C.S. Rowher, in 1890. He, along with others, farmed beets, wheat, corn and hay.