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Heiner

Ghost town · Carbon County, Utah

Castle Gate quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
Castle Gate quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Heiner is a ghost town in Carbon County, Utah. It is one of 20 former communities in Carbon County on the federal names register. No county in Utah has more among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Heiner 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 39.7080° N, 110.8663° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townHelper, UT
Distance to it1.3 miles
Coordinates39.70802, -110.86627

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What's there now

Heiner is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Helper, UT (population 2,680), about 1.3 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 Heiner?

Heiner is in Carbon County, Utah, at 39.7080, -110.8663.

How many ghost towns are in Carbon County?

Carbon County, Utah has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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