Abandoned Record
About Beryl
Beryl ( BUR-əl) is an unincorporated community in west-central Iron County, Utah, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Beryl, 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 Beryl is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Beryl
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.
- 1885 St George sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1891 St George 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
- 1972 Beryl sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Cedar City sheet, 1:100,000 · 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 Beryl
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Utah index.
- Old Irontown23.5 mi SE · Iron
- Hebron23.7 mi S · Washington
- Hamblin24.5 mi S · Washington
- Fort Harmony36.7 mi SE · Washington
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Beryl": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Beryl, Utah": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q3709524.
- USGS GNIS 1437500.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).