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Scranton

Ghost town · Tooele County, Utah

Boulter Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000)
Boulter Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Scranton is a ghost town in Tooele County, Utah. It is one of 13 former communities in Tooele County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Scranton was established in 1908, in the early 20th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Scranton 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 40.0489° N, 112.2008° W.

Key facts

Founded1908
Elevation6,408 ft
Nearest living townEureka, UT
Distance to it7.7 miles
Coordinates40.04889, -112.20083

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What's there now

Scranton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eureka, UT (population 941), about 7.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,408 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 Scranton?

Scranton is in Tooele County, Utah, at 40.0489, -112.2008.

How many ghost towns are in Tooele County?

Tooele County, Utah has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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