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A state map of Utah with each of the counties labeled
This is an incomplete list of
ghost towns in
Utah , a state of the
United States .
Foundation left in
Giles
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
The neglected ruins of
Castle Gate are visible in the left of the picture
Only rubble left
All buildings uninhabited
Roofless building ruins
Some buildings or houses still standing, but majority are roofless
Cisco is abandoned now, but received a
ZIP code in the 20th century
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
A store is one of the few buildings still in use at
Colton
Building or houses still standing
Buildings and houses largely abandoned
Few residents
Many abandoned buildings
Small population
Eureka has significantly declined in population but is historically significant
Building or houses still standing
Still a busy community
Smaller than its boom years
Population has decreased dramatically, to one fifth or less.
These books have many other ghost towns not on this list:
Thompson, George A. (November 1982). Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures . Salt Lake City: Dream Garden Press.
ISBN
0-942688-01-5 .
Carr, Stephen L. (1986) [June 1972]. The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns (3rd ed.). Salt Lake City: Western Epics.
ISBN
0-914740-30-X .
Carr, Stephen L.; Edwards, Robert W. (March 1990). Utah Ghost Rails . Salt Lake City: Western Epics.
ISBN
0-914740-34-2 .
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