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Hiawatha

Ghost town · Carbon County, Utah

Hiawatha quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500)
Hiawatha quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hiawatha 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.

Hiawatha was established in 1911, in the early 20th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hiawatha 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 39.4843° N, 111.0131° W.

Key facts

Founded1911
Nearest living townHuntington, UT
Distance to it11 miles
Coordinates39.48434, -111.01307

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What's there now

Hiawatha is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Huntington, UT (population 2,271), about 11 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

The ghost town of Hiawatha, Utah
The ghost town of Hiawatha, Utah · Tricia Simpson / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions

Where is Hiawatha?

Hiawatha is in Carbon County, Utah, at 39.4843, -111.0131.

How many ghost towns are in Carbon County?

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

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