List of ghost towns in Utah explained
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
References
These books have many other ghost towns not on this list:
- Book: Thompson, George A. . Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures . November 1982 . Dream Garden Press . Salt Lake City . 0-942688-01-5.
- Book: Carr, Stephen L. . The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns . 3rd . June 1972 . 1986 . Western Epics . Salt Lake City . 0-914740-30-X.
- Book: Carr, Stephen L. . Edwards, Robert W. . Utah Ghost Rails . March 1990 . Western Epics . Salt Lake City . 0-914740-34-2.
Notes and References
- http://clui.org/ludb/site/aragonite-hazardous-waste-incinerator Aragonite Hazardous Waste Incinerator
