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Arinosa

Ghost town · Tooele County, Utah

Arinosa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000)
Arinosa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Arinosa is a ghost town in Tooele County, Utah, recorded as unincorporated community in 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.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Arinosa 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 40.7311° N, 113.6720° W.

Key facts

Elevation4,224 ft
Nearest living townWendover, UT
Distance to it18.5 miles
Coordinates40.73110, -113.67200

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What's there now

Arinosa is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wendover, UT (population 1,264), about 18.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,224 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 Arinosa?

Arinosa is in Tooele County, Utah, at 40.7311, -113.6720.

How many ghost towns are in Tooele County?

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

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