Wellington (Utah)
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Sources of Information
- Reconnaissance geologic map of the Wellington quadrangle, Carbon County, Utah, 1979
- Overland Trails Digital Library Collection, 2002(Wellington (Utah))
- Getty, Feb. 11, 2002(Wellington (inhabited place) Carbon County, Utah 39deg.32min.N 110deg.44min.W)
- Utah Place Names, 1990(Wellington (Carbon) is six miles southwest of Price; Settled in 1878 by a band of thirteen Mormons led by Jefferson Tidwell; Named for Justus Wellington Seeley, Jr.)
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Wikipedia description:
Wellington is a city in Carbon County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,605 at the 2020 census. The community was settled in 1878 by a band of thirteen Mormons led by Jefferson Tidwell. The town was named for Justus Wellington Seeley, Jr., of the Emery County Court. Many residents commute to nearby Price for their jobs, or work in one of the various coal mines in the area.
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