Benmore, Utah

[2] In 1895, a local resident, Israel Bennion recommended the settlers move closer to Harker Creek.

[3] In 1914 the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints organized a branch in the area.

[4] The community's name is an amalgamation of Bennion and Skidmore, the surnames of the families of early settlers.

[5] In 1918, an economic recession hit the community due to poor farming conditions, and many townsfolk moved to Vernon.

Later, one of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal agencies purchased the Benmore land, and in 1954 it was handed over to the Forest Service.