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Grafton

Ghost town · Washington County, Utah

Springdale West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000)
Springdale West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Grafton is a ghost town in Washington County, Utah. It is one of 10 former communities in Washington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Grafton was established in 1859, in the Civil War era.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Grafton 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 37.1672° N, 113.0800° W.

Key facts

Founded1859
Elevation3,673 ft
Nearest living townRockville, UT
Distance to it1.9 miles
Coordinates37.16722, -113.08000

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What's there now

Grafton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rockville, UT (population 169), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,673 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Two of the last remaining buildings of Grafton, Utah, a ghost town south of Zion National Park (which you can see in the background). The schoolhouse was built
Two of the last remaining buildings of Grafton, Utah, a ghost town south of Zion National Park (which you can see in the background). The schoolhouse was built · Triberocker at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Grafton?

Grafton is in Washington County, Utah, at 37.1672, -113.0800.

How many ghost towns are in Washington County?

Washington County, Utah has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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