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Grass Creek

Ghost town · Summit County, Utah

Turner Hollow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Turner Hollow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Grass Creek 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.

Grass Creek was established in 1860, in the Civil War era.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Grass Creek 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 40.9903° N, 111.3153° W.

Key facts

Founded1860
Nearest living townEcho, UT
Distance to it6.5 miles
Coordinates40.99028, -111.31528

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What's there now

Grass Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Echo, UT (population 134), about 6.5 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 Grass Creek?

Grass Creek is in Summit County, Utah, at 40.9903, -111.3153.

How many ghost towns are in Summit County?

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

Sources and licences

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