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East Layton

Ghost town · Davis County, Utah

Kaysville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000)
Kaysville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

East Layton is a ghost town in Davis County, Utah. It is the only former community in Davis County recorded on the federal names register, out of 152 across Utah.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists East Layton as a historical populated place on the Kaysville 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 41.0811° N, 111.9199° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKaysville
Elevation4,761 ft
Nearest living townLayton, UT
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1440835
Coordinates41.08105, -111.91994

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What's there now

East Layton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Layton, UT (population 82,512), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,761 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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