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Blue Creek

Ghost town · Box Elder County, Utah

Howell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Howell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blue Creek 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.

Blue Creek was established in 1869, in the Civil War era.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blue Creek 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 41.8622° N, 112.4569° W.

Key facts

Founded1869
Nearest living townHowell, UT
Distance to it5.8 miles
Coordinates41.86222, -112.45694

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What's there now

Blue Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Howell, UT (population 323), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Blue Creek?

Blue Creek is in Box Elder County, Utah, at 41.8622, -112.4569.

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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