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==History== A post office called Fielding has been in operation since 1892.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=UT&county=Box+Elder|title=Box Elder County|website=postalhistory.com|publisher=Jim Forte|location=Las Vegas, Nevada|access-date=October 18, 2015}}</ref> The town was named after [[Joseph F. Smith|Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr.]] (1838β1918), sixth president of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|the LDS Church]],<!-- Not to be confused with his son Joseph Fielding Smith, Jr. (1976-1972), tenth president of the LDS Church --> specifically his mother's ([[Mary Fielding Smith]]'s) maiden name.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sa9SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c38DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6741%2C5066695|title=You name it - there's a town for it|last=Van Atta|first=Dale|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|location=Salt Lake City|page=15|date=January 22, 1977|access-date=May 16, 2018|via=[[Google News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L7M3AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA127|year=1918|page=127}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z3Pqk9tazU4C&pg=PA136|title=Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation|last=Van Cott|first=John W.|publisher=[[University of Utah Press]]|location=Salt Lake City|page=136|year=1990|access-date=May 16, 2018|isbn=978-0-87480-345-7|oclc=797284427}}</ref>
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