Collinston is an unincorporated community in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.Mainly an agricultural community, the town is located 3 miles southeast of Fielding and almost directly west of Riverside, at coordinates 41�46?29?N 112�5?42?W? / ?41.77472�N 112.09500�W? / 41.77472; -112.09500. Its elevation is 4,432�feet. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84306.Collinston is mentioned as the approximate location where Captain John C. Fr�mont crossed the Bear River in 1843.The town was originally known as Hampton or Hampton Ford. It was named for Ben Hampton, who, with William Godbe, operated a toll ferry across the Bear River from 1867 to 1868. James Standing later bought the ferry and bridge rights and moved the town to higher ground 1 mile east. The name was changed to Collinston, after Utah Northern Railroad conductor Collins Fulmer.