WayfarrowPickelville
Ghost town · Rich County, Utah
Pickelville is a ghost town in Rich County, Utah. It is one of 2 former communities in Rich County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pickelville as a historical populated place on the Garden City 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 41.9124° N, 111.3883° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Garden City |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 5,933 ft |
| Nearest living town | Garden City, UT |
| Distance to it | 2.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1431215 |
| Coordinates | 41.91243, -111.38826 |
What's there now
Pickelville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Garden City, UT (population 545), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,933 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Argyleghost town · Rich County · 21.9 mi
- Sageghost town · Lincoln County · 23.2 mi
- La Plataghost town · Cache County · 35.7 mi
- Washakieghost town · Box Elder County · 42.7 mi
Questions
Where is Pickelville?
Pickelville is in Rich County, Utah, at 41.9124, -111.3883.
How many ghost towns are in Rich County?
Rich County, Utah has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- 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.