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Kiz

Ghost town · Carbon County, Utah

Wellington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500)
Wellington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kiz 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.

Kiz was established in 1906, in the early 20th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kiz 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 39.6047° N, 110.5550° W.

Key facts

Founded1906
Elevation5,887 ft
Nearest living townEast Carbon, UT
Distance to it8.3 miles
Coordinates39.60472, -110.55500

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What's there now

Kiz is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is East Carbon, UT (population 1,476), about 8.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,887 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 Kiz?

Kiz is in Carbon County, Utah, at 39.6047, -110.5550.

How many ghost towns are in Carbon County?

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

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