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Chicken Creek

Ghost town · Juab County, Utah

Nephi quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Nephi quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chicken Creek is a ghost town in Juab County, Utah. It is one of 10 former communities in Juab County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Chicken Creek was established in 1860, in the Civil War era.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chicken 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 39.5386° N, 111.9125° W.

Key facts

Founded1860
Elevation5,155 ft
Nearest living townLevan, UT
Distance to it3 miles
Coordinates39.53861, -111.91250

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What's there now

Chicken Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Levan, UT (population 886), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,155 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 Chicken Creek?

Chicken Creek is in Juab County, Utah, at 39.5386, -111.9125.

How many ghost towns are in Juab County?

Juab County, Utah has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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