Flowell, Utah
{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Flowell
| settlement_type = Unincorporated community
| image_skyline = Flowell, Utah.JPG
| imagesize =
| image_caption = Looking east towards Flowell
| image_map =
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| pushpin_map = Utah#USA
| pushpin_label_position = right
| map_caption = Location of Flowell in Utah
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Utah
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Millard
| established_title = Settled
| established_date = July 1915
| founder = Brigham Tomkinson
| named_for = Flowing artesian wells
| population_as_of =
| population_footnotes =
| population_total =
| timezone = Mountain (MST)
| utc_offset = -7
| timezone_DST = MDT
| utc_offset_DST = -6
| elevation_ft = 4708
| coordinates = {{coord|38|58|44|N|112|25|42|W|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 84631
| area_code = 435
| blank_name = GNIS feature ID
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Flowell is an unincorporated community in Millard County, Utah, United States.
Geography
Flowell is a small farming village in the Pavant Valley, approximately {{convert|6|mi}} west of Fillmore, the county seat. The town of Meadow is about {{convert|8|mi}} 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.
History
{{US Census population | align = left
| 1930 = 185
| 1940 = 206
| 1950 = 237
| footnote = Source: U.S. Census Bureau
}}
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{{rp|239–240}} after the freely-flowing wells. 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.{{rp|294–295}}
References
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{{cite news | last = Arave | first = Lynn | title = Story of Utah volcanoes may still be unfolding | newspaper = Deseret News | date = December 26, 2001 | url = https://www.deseret.com/2001/12/26/19625201/story-of-utah-volcanoes-may-still-be-unfolding | accessdate = September 12, 2023}}
{{cite book | last = Van Cott | first = John W. | title = Utah Place Names | year = 1990 | publisher = University of Utah Press | location = Salt Lake City | page = 141 | isbn = 0-87480-3454 }}
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External links
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{{Millard County, Utah}}
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Category:1915 establishments in Utah
Category:Populated places established in 1915
Category:Unincorporated communities in Millard County, Utah