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Winter Quarters

Ghost town · Carbon County, Utah

Scofield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500)
Scofield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Winter Quarters is a ghost town in Carbon County, Utah. It is one of 20 former communities in Carbon County on the federal names register. No county in Utah has more among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Winter Quarters was established in 1879, in the late 19th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Winter Quarters as a historical populated place on the Scofield 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 39.7205° N, 111.1877° W.

Key facts

Founded1879
USGS quadrangleScofield
Elevation8,054 ft
Nearest living townScofield, UT
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1447486
Coordinates39.72052, -111.18767

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What's there now

Winter Quarters is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Scofield, UT (population 33), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 8,054 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 Winter Quarters?

Winter Quarters is in Carbon County, Utah, at 39.7205, -111.1877.

How many ghost towns are in Carbon County?

Carbon County, Utah has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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