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Ghost town · Uintah County, Utah
Rainbow is a ghost town in Uintah County, Utah. It is one of 2 former communities in Uintah County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rainbow 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 39.8439° N, 109.1854° W.
Key facts
| Elevation | 6,180 ft |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Rangely, CO |
| Distance to it | 27.1 miles |
| Coordinates | 39.84386, -109.18539 |
Then and now
Drag the slider: the old USGS map on the left, the same ground from the air today on the right. Both cover the same 1.9-mile square centred on the recorded location.
Left: Rainbow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000), U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection. Right: The same ground today: NAIP aerial imagery, USDA Farm Service Agency, National Agriculture Imagery Program (via USGS). Both public domain.
What's there now
Rainbow is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rangely, CO (population 2,572), about 27.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,180 feet above sea level. The aerial view above shows what covers the ground today. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Dragonghost town · Uintah County · 7.2 mi
Questions
Where is Rainbow?
Rainbow is in Uintah County, Utah, at 39.8439, -109.1854.
How many ghost towns are in Uintah County?
Uintah County, Utah has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
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- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-06.