List of ghost towns in Utah

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This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Utah , a state of the United States.

Contents

Classification

Foundation left in Giles Giles Townsite Steamboat.JPG
Foundation left in Giles

Barren site

The neglected ruins of Castle Gate are visible in the left of the picture CastleGateUtah.jpeg
The neglected ruins of Castle Gate are visible in the left of the picture

Neglected site

Cisco is abandoned now, but received a ZIP code in the 20th century Cisco Utah.jpg
Cisco is abandoned now, but received a ZIP code in the 20th century

Abandoned site

A store is one of the few buildings still in use at Colton Colton Utah.jpeg
A store is one of the few buildings still in use at Colton

Semi abandoned site

Eureka has significantly declined in population but is historically significant BPOE Block Eureka.jpg
Eureka has significantly declined in population but is historically significant

Historic community

List

NameOther namesCountyLocationSettledAbandonedCurrent statusRemarks
Adventure Washington Along the Virgin River east of Grafton 18601862
Ajax Tooele 1869DemolishedAfter becoming a hobo camp in the 1920s, a fire accidentally burnt the remaining structures down.
Alunite Piute c. 1915c. 1930Neglected/barrenImportant mining town during World War I
Aragonite Tooele the early 1900sNeglected/restrictedThe historic townsite is part of the restricted West Desert Hazardous Industries District. [1]
Argyle Rich c. 1875c. 195
Asay Garfield
Bacchus Salt Lake
Benmore Tooele 1863
Bingham Canyon Salt Lake February 29, 1904
Black Rock Millard 18761959Semi-abandoned
Blacks Fork Summit 18701930
Blue Creek Box Elder 18691900s
Bridgeport Daggett
Bullion Piute
Bullionville Uintah
Caineville Wayne 1882
Castle Gate Carbon 1888
Castle Rock Frenchies Summit 1860
Castleton Grand
Cedar Creek Box Elder the 1860s
Chicken Creek Juab 1860
Cisco Grand the 1880s
Clarion Sanpete 19111916An experiment in Jewish homesteading.
Clear Lake Millard early March of 1880
Coal City Carbon 1885
Colton Utah 1874
Connellsville Emery 1874
Consumers Carbon 1921
Delle Tooele 1880
Desert Lake Emery 1885c. 1910
Dewey Grand 1880s1916
Diamond Juab 1870
Dividend Utah 1907
Dover Sanpete 18771930s
Dragon Uintah c. 1888
Duncan's Retreat Washington c. 1861c. 1895
Eagle City Garfield c. 1890
Elgin Grand 1905
Eureka Ruby Hollow Juab 1869-
Fish Springs Juab 1959
Forest City Utah 1871
Fort Harmony Washington 18521862
Frisco Beaver 18791929
Fruita Wayne 1880
Fry Canyon San Juan 1950s1950s
Garfield Salt Lake 1882
Georgetown Kane 1789
Giles Wayne c. 1883c. 1919
Gold Hill Tooele 1892
Golden Box Elder
Goshute Juab
Grafton Washington 1859c. 1944William Russell, a descendant of one of the town's co-founders, still lives in Grafton. The town is still being preserved and used as a filming location.
Grass Creek Summit c. 1860c. 1940
Greendale Daggett Early 1900s1960s
Hailstone Wasatch 1864
Hale Carbon
Hamblin Washington 18561905
Hardup Box Elder
Harper Duchesne/Carbon 1886
Harrisburg Harrisville Washington 18591895
Hatton Petersburg Millard 18671869
Hebron Washington 18621902
Hiawatha Carbon 1911November 20, 1992Few Families Live there.
Hillsdale Garfield 1871
Hite Garfield 1881Submerged
Homansville Utah 1872
Home of Truth San Juan 1933
Iosepa Tooele 18891917
Iron City Old Irontown, Old Iron Town, Irontown Iron 18681876Semi-abandoned
Jackson Box Elder
Johnson Kane 12 miles east of Kanab 1871
Jordanelle Wasatch
Joy Juab
Keetley Wasatch March 1942
Kelton Box Elder 18691942
Kimberly Piute 1890s1910
Kiz Carbon c. 1906c. 1940
Knight Juab
Knightsville Juab 18961940
La Plata Cache the 1890s.
Lark Salt Lake Copper mining town
Latuda Carbon
Linwood Daggett 5 miles east of Manila
Loseeville Garfield
Low Tooele
Lucin Box Elder 1936
Mammoth Juab
Matlin Box Elder 1919c. 1930Failed housing project
McCornick Millard
Mercur Tooele
Mill Fork Utah
Miners Basin Basin Grand 18981908
Mohrland Carbon
Mosida Utah
Mountain Dell Salt Lake
Mutual Carbon
National Carbon
Newhouse Beaver
Notom Wayne
Northrop Washington 18611862
Paria Pahreah Kane
Peerless Carbon 3 miles west of Helper
Prattville Sevier
Price CityHeberville Washington 1858c. 1908
Rainbow Uintah
Rains Carbon
Richardson Grand
Rockport Summit
Round Valley Rich
Royal Bear Canyon, Cameron, Rolapp Carbon
Russian Settlement Box Elder 1914
Sage Creek Rich
Salduro Tooele
Scranton Tooele
Sego Grand c. 19101955
Shunesburg Washington 18611902
Silver City Juab
Silver Reef Washington 1875c. 1900
Soldier Summit Wasatch
Spring Canyon Storrs Carbon 1912
Standardville Carbon 1912
Stateline Iron
Stewart Carbon
Sulphurdale Beaver 1870
Sunshine Tooele
Sweet Carbon
Terrace Box Elder
Thistle Utah Submerged
Tonaquint Washington c. 1855-18561862
Tucker Utah
Upper Kanab Kane
Valley City Grand
Verdure San Juan
Victor Emery
Vipont Box Elder
Wahsatch Summit
Washakie Box Elder 1880
Watson Uintah
Wattis Carbon
Westwater Grand
Widtsoe Garfield 1908Declined in 1936Semi-abandoned
Winter Quarters Carbon 1922
Woodrow Millard
Woodside Emery

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