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Fort Douglas

Ghost town · Salt Lake County, Utah

Fort Douglas quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000)
Fort Douglas quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fort Douglas 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 Fort Douglas as a historical populated place on the Fort Douglas 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 40.7636° N, 111.8319° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFort Douglas
Elevation4,899 ft
Nearest living townEmigration Canyon metro township, UT
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID1441186
Coordinates40.76356, -111.83188

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What's there now

Fort Douglas is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Emigration Canyon metro township, UT (population 1,465), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,899 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 Fort Douglas?

Fort Douglas is in Salt Lake County, Utah, at 40.7636, -111.8319.

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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