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Trailton

Ghost town · Bingham County, Idaho

Paradise Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Paradise Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Trailton is a ghost town in Bingham County, Idaho. It is one of 2 former communities in Bingham County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Trailton as a historical populated place on the Miner Creek topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 43.1299° N, 111.9119° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMiner Creek
Elevation5,496 ft
Nearest living townBasalt, ID
Distance to it18 miles
GNIS feature ID399262
Coordinates43.12992, -111.91191

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What's there now

Trailton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Basalt, ID (population 511), about 18 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,496 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Trailton?

Trailton is in Bingham County, Idaho, at 43.1299, -111.9119.

How many ghost towns are in Bingham County?

Bingham County, Idaho has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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