Abandoned Record
About Rainbow
Rainbow is a ghost town in Uintah County, Utah, United States. In 1938, Rainbow was abandoned.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Rainbow, 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 Rainbow is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Rainbow
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 East Tavaputs sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Grand Junction sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Grand Junction sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Grand Junction sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Grand Junction sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Grand Junction sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Grand Junction sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Southam Canyon sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Seep Ridge 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 Rainbow
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Utah index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Rainbow, Utah": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q133809612.
- USGS GNIS 1437662.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).