Burbank, Utah

Burbank
Unincorporated community
Burbank and moon at sunset
Burbank Location of Burbank in Utah
Coordinates: 38°46′45″N 114°02′35″W / 38.77917°N 114.04306°W / 38.77917; -114.04306Coordinates: 38°46′45″N 114°02′35″W / 38.77917°N 114.04306°W / 38.77917; -114.04306
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Millard
Founded	1870s
Named for	Margie Burbank Clay
Elevation[1]	5,426 ft (1,654 m)
GNIS feature ID	1450268[1]

Burbank is a small farming community in Millard County, Utah, located just east of the Nevada border. It is located in the southern part of Snake Valley, near the opening (northern border) of Hamlin Valley. It was founded as a Mormon farming community in the 1870s, with an early post office located at the Dearden Ranch. It was named after Margie Burbank Clay, the wife of local Judge E. W. Clay.^[3] Clay was used as the name of the major spring that was first used by the settlers. This spring is the main source of water for Pruess Lake, to the north. Outlaws, cattle rustlers, and uncertainty over the local water sources caused the abandonment of the community, with the exception of the Dearden Ranch.

The Dearden Ranch was started in 1886 and has been home to the Dearden family ever since. The local springs that flow into Lake Creek have been informally named after the ranch, but are not named on maps or other documents, with the exception of water rights documents, which do name it Dearden Springs.^[4]

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