Wilson

Ghost town · Weber County, Utah

Roy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wilson is a ghost town in Weber County, Utah. It is one of 2 former communities in Weber County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wilson as a historical populated place on the Roy 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 41.2291° N, 112.0252° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangle	Roy
Elevation	4,278 ft
Nearest living town	West Haven, UT
Distance to it	2 miles
GNIS feature ID	1434371
Coordinates	41.22911, -112.02522

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What's there now

Wilson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Haven, UT (population 19,977), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,278 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Marriott
ghost town · Weber County · 1.4 mi
East Layton
ghost town · Davis County · 11.6 mi
Promontory Point
ghost town · Box Elder County · 20.1 mi
Saline
ghost town · Box Elder County · 23.3 mi
La Plata
ghost town · Cache County · 23.3 mi
Fort Douglas
ghost town · Salt Lake County · 33.7 mi
Redwood
ghost town · Salt Lake County · 36 mi
Promontory
ghost town · Box Elder County · 38.2 mi
Bacchus
ghost town · Salt Lake County · 39.3 mi
Emory
ghost town · Summit County · 39.6 mi
Grass Creek
ghost town · Summit County · 40.5 mi
Rozel
ghost town · Box Elder County · 40.6 mi

Questions

Where is Wilson?

Wilson is in Weber County, Utah, at 41.2291, -112.0252.

How many ghost towns are in Weber County?

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

Sources and licences

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.