Abandoned Record
About Asay
Asay is an abandoned town located in Garfield County, Utah. It started as a farming community in the late 19th century, but the high altitude climate produced low crop yields thereby, making the lands unworkable.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Asay, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Asay is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Asay
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1886 Kanab sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Cedar City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Cedar City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Cedar City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 George Mtn sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Panguitch sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 2002 George Mountain sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Asay
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Utah index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Asay, Utah": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4803662.
- USGS GNIS 1448088.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).