List of ghost towns in Utah

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

Classification

Barren site

Sites no longer in existence Sites that have been destroyed Covered with water Reverted to pasture May have a few difficult to find foundations/footings at most

Neglected site

Only rubble left All buildings uninhabited Roofless building ruins Some buildings or houses still standing, but majority are roofless

Abandoned site

Building or houses still standing Buildings and houses all abandoned No population, except caretaker Site no longer in existence except for one or two buildings, for example old church, grocery store

Semi abandoned site

Building or houses still standing Buildings and houses largely abandoned Few residents Many abandoned buildings Small population

Historic community

Building or houses still standing Still a busy community Smaller than its boom years Population has decreased dramatically, to one fifth or less.

List NameOther namesCountyLocationSettledAbandonedCurrent statusRemarksAdventureWashingtonAlong the Virgin River east of Grafton18601862AjaxTooele18691900DemolishedAfter becoming a hobo camp in the 1920s, a fire burnt the remaining structures down.AlunitePiutec. 1915c. 1930Neglected/barrenImportant mining town during World War IAragoniteTooelethe early 1900sNeglected/restrictedThe historic townsite is part of the restricted West Desert Hazardous Industries District.Aragonite Hazardous Waste Incinerator. Center for Land Use Interpretation.ArgyleRichc. 1875c. 1915AsayGarfieldBacchusSalt Lake1915BenmoreTooele18631918Bingham CanyonSalt LakeFebruary 29, 19041972Black RockMillard18761959Semi-abandonedBlacks ForkSummit18701930Blue CreekBox Elder18691900sBridgeportDaggett19021940BullionPiuteBullionvilleUintahCainevilleWayne1882Castle GateCarbon18881974Castle RockFrenchiesSummit1860CastletonGrand18801967Cedar CreekBox Elderthe 1860s1925Chicken CreekJuab18601876CiscoGrandthe 1880sClarionSanpete19111916An experiment in Jewish homesteading.Clear LakeMillardearly March of 1880Coal CityCarbon1885ColtonUtah1874ConnellsvilleEmery1874ConsumersCarbon1921DelleTooele1880Desert LakeEmery1885c. 1910DeweyGrand1880s1916DiamondJuab1870DividendUtah1907DoverSanpete18771930sDragonUintahc. 1888Duncan's RetreatWashingtonc. 1861c. 1895Eagle CityGarfieldc. 1890ElginGrand1905EurekaRuby HollowJuab1869 -Fish SpringsJuab1959Forest CityUtah1871Fort HarmonyWashington18521862FriscoBeaver18791929FruitaWayne1880Fry CanyonSan Juan1950s1950sGarfieldSalt Lake1882GeorgetownKane1789GilesWaynec. 1883c. 1919Gold HillTooele1892GoldenBox ElderGoshuteJuabGraftonWashington1859c. 1944Restored and preserved as a filming location.Grass CreekSummitc. 1860c. 1940GreendaleDaggettEarly 1900s1960sHailstoneWasatch1864HaleCarbonHamblinWashington18561905HardupBox ElderHarperDuchesne/Carbon1886HarrisburgHarrisvilleWashington18591895HattonPetersburgMillard18671869HebronWashington18621902HiawathaCarbon1911 November 20, 1992Few Families Live there.HillsdaleGarfield1871HiteGarfield1881SubmergedHomansvilleUtah1872Home of TruthSan Juan1933IosepaTooele18891917Iron CityOld Irontown, Old Iron Town, IrontownIron18681876Semi-abandonedJacksonBox ElderJohnsonKane12 miles east of Kanab1871JordanelleWasatchJoyJuabKeetleyWasatchMarch 1942KeltonBox Elder18691942KimberlyPiute1890s1910KizCarbonc. 1906c. 1940KnightJuabKnightsvilleJuab18961940KyuneUtahbetween the Soldier Summit and HelperLa PlataCachethe 1890s.LarkSalt LakeCopper mining townLatudaCarbonLinwoodDaggett5 miles east of ManilaLoseevilleGarfieldLowTooeleLucinBox Elder1936MammothJuabMatlinBox Elder1919c. 1930Failed housing projectMcCornickMillardMercurTooeleMill ForkUtahMiners BasinBasinGrand18981908MohrlandCarbonMosidaUtahMountain DellSalt LakeMutualCarbonNationalCarbonNewhouseBeaverNotomWayneNorthropWashington18611862PariaPahreahKanePeerlessCarbon3 miles west of HelperPrattvilleSevierPrice CityHebervilleWashington1858c. 1908RainbowUintahRainsCarbonRichardsonGrandRockportSummit18601953Round ValleyRichRoyalBear Canyon, Cameron, RolappCarbonRussian SettlementBox Elder1914Sage CreekRichSalduroTooeleScrantonTooeleSegoGrandc. 19101955ShunesburgWashington18611902Silver CityJuabSilver ReefWashington1875c. 1900Soldier SummitWasatchSpring CanyonStorrsCarbon1912StandardvilleCarbon1912StatelineIronStewartCarbonSulphurdaleBeaver1870SunshineTooeleSweetCarbonTerraceBox ElderThistleUtah1983SubmergedTonaquintWashingtonc. 1855-18561862TuckerUtahUpper KanabKaneValley CityGrandVerdureSan JuanVictorEmeryVipontBox ElderWahsatchSummitWashakieBox Elder1880WatsonUintahWattisCarbonWestwaterGrandWidtsoeGarfield1908Declined in 1936Semi-abandonedWinter QuartersCarbon1922WoodrowMillardWoodsideEmery

References

These books have many other ghost towns not on this list:

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