Editing Hinckley, Utah (section)

==History==
Hinckley was first settled by Erastus F. Pack, a son of [[John Pack]].  The area was part of the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Latter Day Saints]] Deseret [[Ward (LDS Church)|Ward]] until 1891 when that ward was split, and the area now known as Hinckley was made the Hinckley Ward, named after [[Ira N. Hinckley]].<ref>[[Andrew Jenson]]. ''Encyclopedic History of the Church'' (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1941) p. 337</ref> Thomas George Theobald surveyed the town and divided it into 14 blocks of 5 acres each.

=== Airplane crash ===
On August 1, 1944, a [[Consolidated B-24 Liberator|B-24D Liberator Bomber]] on a training run crash landed west of Hinckley.  The crew had bailed out near Eureka, NV.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Warnick |first=Waldo and Karolyn |title=A 75 Year Mystery: What Happened to B-24D Bomber 42-72935 and Crew 357? |publisher=BYU Print and Mail Production Center |year=2020 |location=Provo, UT |page=1 |language=en}}</ref>