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Emory

Ghost town · Summit County, Utah

Heiners Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Heiners Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Emory is a ghost town in Summit County, Utah. It is one of 7 former communities in Summit County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Emory 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 41.0488° N, 111.3044° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townEcho, UT
Distance to it8.5 miles
Coordinates41.04884, -111.30436

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What's there now

Emory is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Echo, UT (population 134), about 8.5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Emory?

Emory is in Summit County, Utah, at 41.0488, -111.3044.

How many ghost towns are in Summit County?

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

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