Abandoned Record
About Jordanelle
Jordanelle was a community in northern Wasatch County, Utah, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Jordanelle, 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 Jordanelle is
Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover Jordanelle
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 Salt Lake sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1900 Coalville sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1903 Coalville sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Salt Lake City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Heber City sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Heber sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Salt Lake City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Salt Lake City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Salt Lake City sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1999 Heber City 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 Jordanelle
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Utah index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Jordanelle, Utah": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q48975963.
- USGS GNIS 1429249.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).