Washington County, Utah, Ghost Towns

Washington County, Utah, Ghost Towns

Adventure – Washington County Ghost Town

Washington County, Utah, Ghost Towns Adventure (sometimes called Aventure) was a short-lived early Mormon pioneer settlement and is now a ghost town site in Washington…
One of the many pear trees at abandoned village of Duncan, Utah. Mormon settlement 1862-1905 PhotoL George A. Grant

Duncan’s Retreat – Washington County Ghost town

Duncan’s Retreat was a short-lived Mormon pioneer settlement and is now a ghost town in eastern Washington County, southwestern Utah. It lay roughly 3–4 miles…
Washington County, Utah, Ghost Towns

Fort Harmony – Washington County Ghost Town

Washington County, Utah, Ghost Towns Fort Harmony was an early Mormon pioneer settlement and adobe fort in Harmony Valley, on the northern edge of Washington…
Village of Grafton, Utah, across the Virgin River. Once center of farming area. Showing washed out banks along river where farms once stood. Photo: NPS; George Alexander Grant

Grafton Utah

Grafton, Utah, is a well-preserved ghost town just south of Zion National Park in Washington County, along the Virgin River. It is widely regarded as…
Washington County, Utah, Ghost Towns

Hamblin – Washington County Ghost Town

Washington County, Utah, Ghost Towns Hamblin (also known as Fort Hamblin) is a ghost town in western Washington County, Utah, located in Mountain Meadow (sometimes…
Washington County, Utah, Ghost Towns

Harrisburg – Washington County Ghost Town

Washington County, Utah, Ghost Towns Harrisburg is a ghost town in Washington County, Utah (roughly 12–16 miles northeast of St. George, along what is now…
Washington County, Utah, Ghost Towns

Hebron – Washington County Ghost Town

Washington County, Utah, Ghost Towns Hebron is a ghost town in Washington County, southwestern Utah, located on Shoal Creek (at the junction of its south…
Washington County, Utah, Ghost Towns

Northrop – Washington County Ghost Town

Washington County, Utah, Ghost Towns Northrop (sometimes spelled Northrup), Utah, was a short-lived Mormon pioneer settlement in Washington County that existed primarily from late 1861…
Silver Reef, Utah in the 1880s

Silver Reef – Washington County Ghost Town

Silver Reef, Utah in the 1880s Silver Reef is a historic mining ghost town in Washington County, southern Utah, located about 15–20 miles northeast of…