Abandoned Record
About Jackson
Jackson is a ghost town in the western desert of Box Elder County, Utah, United States. It lies on the western end of the Lucin Cutoff, just west of the Great Salt Lake.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Jackson, 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 Jackson is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Jackson
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.
- 1954 Brigham City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Brigham City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Brigham City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Jackson sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1988 Newfoundland Mountains sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1991 Jackson 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 Jackson
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Utah index.
- Lucin13.8 mi W · Box Elder
- Terrace14.5 mi NE · Box Elder
- Matlin22.3 mi NE · Box Elder
- Russian Settlement31.5 mi NE · Box Elder
- Golden36.5 mi N · Box Elder
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Jackson, Utah": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6116911.
- USGS GNIS 1437987.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).