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Bennion

Ghost town · Salt Lake County, Utah

Salt Lake City South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Salt Lake City South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bennion is a ghost town in Salt Lake County, Utah. It is one of 7 former communities in Salt Lake County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bennion as a historical populated place on the Salt Lake City South 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 40.6386° N, 111.9388° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSalt Lake City South
Elevation4,379 ft
Nearest living townTaylorsville, UT
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1425430
Coordinates40.63856, -111.93883

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What's there now

Bennion is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Taylorsville, UT (population 59,010), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,379 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 Bennion?

Bennion is in Salt Lake County, Utah, at 40.6386, -111.9388.

How many ghost towns are in Salt Lake County?

Salt Lake County, Utah has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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