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Iosepa

Ghost town · Tooele County, Utah

Timpie quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Timpie quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Iosepa is a ghost town in Tooele County, Utah. It is one of 13 former communities in Tooele County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Iosepa was established in 1889, in the late 19th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Iosepa as a historical populated place on the Salt Mountain 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 40.5372° N, 112.7444° W.

Key facts

Founded1889
USGS quadrangleSalt Mountain
Elevation4,398 ft
Nearest living townGrantsville, UT
Distance to it15.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1455148
Coordinates40.53716, -112.74441

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What's there now

Iosepa is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Grantsville, UT (population 13,637), about 15.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,398 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Iosepa, Utah welcome sign. Skull valley, Utah
Iosepa, Utah welcome sign. Skull valley, Utah · Ikeosaurus / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Iosepa?

Iosepa is in Tooele County, Utah, at 40.5372, -112.7444.

How many ghost towns are in Tooele County?

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

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