Kosmo
Ghost town · Box Elder County, Utah

Kosmo is a ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah. It is one of 16 former communities in Box Elder County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kosmo 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 41.7177° N, 112.7915° W.
Key facts
| Nearest living town | Snowville, UT |
|---|---|
| Distance to it | 18 miles |
| Coordinates | 41.71772, -112.79149 |
What's there now
Kosmo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Snowville, UT (population 246), about 18 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Rozelghost town · Box Elder County · 11.8 mi
- Promontoryghost town · Box Elder County · 14.3 mi
- Keltonghost town · Box Elder County · 16.4 mi
- Blue Creekghost town · Box Elder County · 19.9 mi
- Hardupghost town · Box Elder County · 22.3 mi
- Cedar Creekghost town · Box Elder County · 25.4 mi
- Nelsonghost town · Oneida County · 26.1 mi
- Black Pineghost town · Oneida County · 26.4 mi
- Russian Settlementghost town · Box Elder County · 28.8 mi
- Strevellghost town · Cassia County · 29.1 mi
- Matlinghost town · Box Elder County · 31.3 mi
- Washakieghost town · Box Elder County · 33.5 mi
Questions
Where is Kosmo?
Kosmo is in Box Elder County, Utah, at 41.7177, -112.7915.
How many ghost towns are in Box Elder County?
Box Elder County, Utah has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
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- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.