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Duncan's Retreat

Ghost town · Washington County, Utah

La Verkin 4 NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
La Verkin 4 NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Duncan's Retreat is a ghost town in Washington County, Utah. It is one of 10 former communities in Washington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Duncan's Retreat was established in 1861, in the Civil War era.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Duncan's Retreat 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 37.1833° N, 113.1333° W.

Key facts

Founded1861
Elevation3,610 ft
Nearest living townVirgin, UT
Distance to it4.1 miles
Coordinates37.18333, -113.13333

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What's there now

Duncan's Retreat is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Virgin, UT (population 734), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,610 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Duncan's Retreat
· George A. Grant / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Duncan's Retreat?

Duncan's Retreat is in Washington County, Utah, at 37.1833, -113.1333.

How many ghost towns are in Washington County?

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

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