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Knightsville

Ghost town · Juab 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

Knightsville is a ghost town in Juab County, Utah. It is one of 10 former communities in Juab County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Knightsville was established in 1896, in the late 19th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Knightsville 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 39.9539° N, 112.1008° W.

Key facts

Founded1896
Elevation6,753 ft
Nearest living townEureka, UT
Distance to it0.8 miles
Coordinates39.95389, -112.10083

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What's there now

Knightsville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eureka, UT (population 941), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,753 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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The foundation of the Knightsville School, one of the few remnants of the ghost town of Knightsville, Utah, United States.
The foundation of the Knightsville School, one of the few remnants of the ghost town of Knightsville, Utah, United States. · Tricia Simpson / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Knightsville?

Knightsville is in Juab County, Utah, at 39.9539, -112.1008.

How many ghost towns are in Juab County?

Juab County, Utah has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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