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Old Iron Town

Ghost town · Iron County, Utah

Page Ranch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000)
Page Ranch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Old Iron Town is a ghost town in Iron County, Utah. It is one of 2 former communities in Iron County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Old Iron Town was established in 1868, in the Civil War era.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Old Iron Town 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 37.6000° N, 113.4500° W.

Key facts

Founded1868
Elevation5,847 ft
Nearest living townNewcastle, UT
Distance to it7.6 miles
Coordinates37.60000, -113.45000

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What's there now

Old Iron Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Newcastle, UT (population 231), about 7.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,847 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 Old Iron Town?

Old Iron Town is in Iron County, Utah, at 37.6000, -113.4500.

How many ghost towns are in Iron County?

Iron County, Utah has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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