Rosette, Utah
Encyclopedia
Rosette is an unincorporated ranching community
in Box Elder County
, Utah
, United States
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Rosette is located about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Park Valley
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The community was named by the town's first postmaster, Jonathan Campbell, in 1871. The name refers to the wild rose
s in the area.
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
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Rosette is located about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Park Valley
Park Valley, Utah
Park Valley is an unincorporated community in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.Park Valley lies in the northwestern part of the state, northwest of the state capital at Salt Lake City, and west of the county seat at Brigham City. Utah State Route 30 runs through the center of the valley,...
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The community was named by the town's first postmaster, Jonathan Campbell, in 1871. The name refers to the wild rose
Rose
A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
s in the area.