Abandoned Record
About Bear River City
Bear River City is a ghost town that was briefly, 1867–1868, a rapidly thrown together railroad town. It was ocated approximately ten miles southeast of Evanston, on the Overland Trail and the Emigrant Trail in the Utah Territory.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Bear River City, 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 Bear River City is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Bear River City
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 Ogden sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Ogden sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Ogden sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Sulphur Creek Reservoir sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Evanston 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 Bear River City
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Wyoming index.
- Piedmont13.0 mi E · Uinta
- Almy13.0 mi NW · Uinta
- Bear River16.7 mi NW · Uinta
- Fort Supply22.5 mi E · Uinta
- Fort Bridger27.1 mi E · Uinta
- Lonetree38.1 mi E · Uinta
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Bear River City, Wyoming": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4876555.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).