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Sulphurdale

Ghost town · Beaver County, Utah

Cove Fort quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500)
Cove Fort quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sulphurdale is a ghost town in Beaver County, Utah. It is one of 3 former communities in Beaver County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Sulphurdale was established in 1883, in the late 19th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sulphurdale 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 38.5603° N, 112.5820° W.

Key facts

Founded1883
Elevation6,192 ft
Nearest living townKanosh, UT
Distance to it18.4 miles
Coordinates38.56030, -112.58200

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What's there now

Sulphurdale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kanosh, UT (population 550), about 18.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,192 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

The abandoned mining office in Sulphurdale, Utah
The abandoned mining office in Sulphurdale, Utah · The Utahraptor / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions

Where is Sulphurdale?

Sulphurdale is in Beaver County, Utah, at 38.5603, -112.5820.

How many ghost towns are in Beaver County?

Beaver County, Utah has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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