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Mercur

Ghost town · Tooele County, Utah

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

Mercur 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.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mercur as a historical populated place on the Mercur 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 40.3208° N, 112.2122° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMercur
Nearest living townOphir, UT
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1437635
Coordinates40.32078, -112.21217

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What's there now

Mercur is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ophir, UT (population 26), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Mercur?

Mercur is in Tooele County, Utah, at 40.3208, -112.2122.

How many ghost towns are in Tooele County?

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

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