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Washakie

Ghost town · Box Elder County, Utah

Portage quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Portage quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Washakie is a ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah. It is one of 16 former communities in Box Elder County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Washakie was established in 1880, in the late 19th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Washakie 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 41.9439° N, 112.2170° W.

Key facts

Founded1880
Elevation4,379 ft
Nearest living townPortage, UT
Distance to it2.5 miles
Coordinates41.94390, -112.21700

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What's there now

Washakie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Portage, UT (population 223), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,379 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

The Washakie LDS Ward Chapel, a historic meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in the former Northwestern Shoshone settlement
The Washakie LDS Ward Chapel, a historic meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in the former Northwestern Shoshone settlement · Tricia Simpson / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Washakie?

Washakie is in Box Elder County, Utah, at 41.9439, -112.2170.

How many ghost towns are in Box Elder County?

Box Elder County, Utah has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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