In 1897 the town moved to a new location due to sandy soil and poor water conditions.

In 1914 Thomas W. Bicknell, a wealthy eastern author, historian, and Education Commissioner for Rhode Island, offered a thousand-volume library to any Utah town that would rename itself after him.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.62 square miles (1.6 km2), all land.

[5] It is situated at an altitude of 7,125 feet (2,172 m) above sea level, in the Rabbit Valley in south-central Utah.

The Capitol Reef National Park Visitors Center is 17 miles (27 km) to the east.

21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.