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Bingham Canyon

Ghost town · Salt Lake County, Utah

Bingham Canyon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Bingham Canyon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bingham Canyon 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.

Bingham Canyon was established in 1863, in the Civil War era.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bingham Canyon 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 40.5583° N, 112.1306° W.

Key facts

Founded1863
Elevation6,596 ft
Nearest living townCopperton metro township, UT
Distance to it1.8 miles
Coordinates40.55833, -112.13056

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What's there now

Bingham Canyon is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Copperton metro township, UT (population 865), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,596 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Town of Bingham Canyon, 1914. Commercial photo taken on assignment, published ca. 1914.
Town of Bingham Canyon, 1914. Commercial photo taken on assignment, published ca. 1914. · Shipler Commercial Photographers; Shipler, Harry / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Bingham Canyon?

Bingham Canyon is in Salt Lake County, Utah, at 40.5583, -112.1306.

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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