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Woodside

Ghost town · Emery County, Utah

Woodside quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500)
Woodside quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Woodside is a ghost town in Emery County, Utah. It is one of 6 former communities in Emery County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Woodside was established in 1881, in the late 19th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Woodside 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 39.2656° N, 110.3489° W.

Key facts

Founded1881
Nearest living townEast Carbon, UT
Distance to it19 miles
Coordinates39.26556, -110.34889

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What's there now

Woodside is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is East Carbon, UT (population 1,476), about 19 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Roadside filling station at the ghost town of Woodside, Utah
Roadside filling station at the ghost town of Woodside, Utah · Tricia Simpson / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions

Where is Woodside?

Woodside is in Emery County, Utah, at 39.2656, -110.3489.

How many ghost towns are in Emery County?

Emery County, Utah has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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