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Ajax

Ghost town · Tooele County, Utah

Faust quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Faust quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ajax is a ghost town in Tooele County, Utah. It is one of 13 former communities in Tooele County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Ajax was established in 1869, in the Civil War era.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ajax as a historical populated place: 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 40.2258° N, 112.3922° W.

Key facts

Founded1869
Elevation5,128 ft
Nearest living townVernon, UT
Distance to it9.4 miles
Coordinates40.22583, -112.39222

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What's there now

Ajax is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Vernon, UT (population 324), about 9.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,128 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 Ajax?

Ajax is in Tooele County, Utah, at 40.2258, -112.3922.

How many ghost towns are in Tooele County?

Tooele County, Utah has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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