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Gold Hill

Ghost town · Tooele County, Utah

Gold Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500)
Gold Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gold Hill is a ghost town in Tooele County, Utah. It is one of 13 former communities in Tooele County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Gold Hill was established in 1871, in the late 19th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gold Hill 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 40.1664° N, 113.8306° W.

Key facts

Founded1871
Elevation5,295 ft
Nearest living townWendover, UT
Distance to it39.9 miles
Coordinates40.16639, -113.83056

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What's there now

Gold Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wendover, UT (population 1,264), about 39.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,295 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 Gold Hill?

Gold Hill is in Tooele County, Utah, at 40.1664, -113.8306.

How many ghost towns are in Tooele County?

Tooele County, Utah has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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