Penrose, Utah

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Penrose is an unincorporated farming community in eastern Box Elder County, Utah, United States.

Description

Penrose is located along the last 7 mi of Utah State Route 102, approximately 3 mi south of Thatcher. The community was named for Charles W. Penrose, 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.

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