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Mill Fork

Ghost town · Utah County, Utah

Mill Fork quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Mill Fork quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mill Fork is a ghost town in Utah County, Utah. It is one of 13 former communities in Utah County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Mill Fork was established in 1877, in the late 19th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mill Fork 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 39.9639° N, 111.3081° W.

Key facts

Founded1877
Elevation5,817 ft
Nearest living townMapleton, UT
Distance to it17.7 miles
Coordinates39.96389, -111.30806

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What's there now

Mill Fork is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mapleton, UT (population 12,340), about 17.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,817 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

The entrance to Mill Fork Cemetery in Spanish Fork Canyon, Utah County, Utah, United States.
The entrance to Mill Fork Cemetery in Spanish Fork Canyon, Utah County, Utah, United States. · Tricia Simpson / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Mill Fork?

Mill Fork is in Utah County, Utah, at 39.9639, -111.3081.

How many ghost towns are in Utah County?

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

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