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History of Bovine, Utah

Bovine (Box Elder) is near Kelton, on the former Central Pacific Railroad. The railroad company named the town after nearby Bovine Mountain. "Bovine" referred to the region's cattle industry, which used Bovine Town as its center of operation.

John W. Van Cott


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