Torrey

History

The town was established in the 1880s by settlers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and was initially known as Youngtown, after John Willard Young. The town is generally held to be named after Jay L. Torrey from Pittsfield, Illinois. Torrey was a member of the Wyoming legislature, who, upon the advent of the Spanish–American War, achieved national attention by proposing the creation of what became three volunteer cavalry regiments, made up of cowboys and stockmen. Torrey was commissioned colonel of the 2nd Regiment, the "Rocky Mountain Riders".

Geography

Torrey is located on the north bank of the Fremont River between Boulder Mountain to the southwest and Capitol Reef National Park to the east. Teasdale is approximately three miles to the southwest, Grover is about five miles to the southeast and Bicknell is about to the northwest. Utah State Route 24 and Utah State Route 12 serve the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  1,197
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,078
• Pinyon Jay

  Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Wied-Neuwied, 1841 · Aves
  658
• Northern Flicker

  Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  615
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  547
• Yellow Warbler

  Setophaga petechia (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  524
• Bullock's Oriole

  Icterus bullockii (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
  471
• Dark-eyed Junco

  Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  441