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Hillside

Ghost town · Utah County, Utah

Eureka quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Eureka quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hillside is a ghost town in Utah County, Utah. It is one of 13 former communities in Utah County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hillside as a historical populated place on the Eureka topographic quadrangle: 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 39.9783° N, 112.0011° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEureka
Elevation5,065 ft
Nearest living townElberta, UT
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1437981
Coordinates39.97829, -112.00105

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What's there now

Hillside is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Elberta, UT (population 304), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,065 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 Hillside?

Hillside is in Utah County, Utah, at 39.9783, -112.0011.

How many ghost towns are in Utah County?

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

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