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Benmore

Ghost town · Tooele County, Utah

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

Benmore 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.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Benmore 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 40.0125° N, 112.4217° W.

Key facts

Elevation5,978 ft
Nearest living townVernon, UT
Distance to it5.9 miles
Coordinates40.01250, -112.42167

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What's there now

Benmore is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Vernon, UT (population 324), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,978 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 Benmore?

Benmore is in Tooele County, Utah, at 40.0125, -112.4217.

How many ghost towns are in Tooele County?

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

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