Grafton
Grafton is a ghost town, just south of Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States. Said to be the most photographed ghost town in the West, it has been featured as a location in several films, including 1929's In Old Arizona—the first talkie filmed outdoors—and the classic Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Triberocker, Public domain.
- Type: Locality
- Description: ghost town in Washington County, Utah, United States
- Also known as: “Grafton Ghost Town”, “Grafton, UT”, and “Grafton, Utah”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rockville and Springdale.
Rockville
Village
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rockville is a town in Washington County, Utah, United States. It is located along the Virgin River near the mouth of Zion Canyon. The city lies just outside the park boundary for Zion National Park; the park entrance is located approximately 5 miles northeast of the town. Rockville is situated 2½ miles east of Grafton.
Springdale
Photo: Raymond Shobe, CC BY 2.5.
Springdale is a town in the Dixie region of Utah, just outside of the southwest entrance to Zion National Park.
Apple Valley
Village
Photo: Alan Levine, CC BY 2.0.
Apple Valley is a town in Washington County, Utah, United States, located 12 miles east of Hurricane along SR-59. The population was 855 at the 2020 census. Apple Valley is situated 5 miles southwest of Grafton.
Grafton
- Categories: ghost town, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Washington, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.16687° or 37° 10′ 1″ northLongitude
-113.08182° or 113° 4′ 55″ westElevation
3,665 feet (1,117 metres)Open location code
85985W89+P7OpenStreetMap ID
node 150956006OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
5539771Wikidata ID
Q2229353
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Urdu—“Grafton” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Grafton”
- Dutch: “Grafton”
- French: “Grafton”
- Italian: “Grafton”
- Slovak: “Grafton”
- Urdu: “گرافٹن، یوٹاہ”
- Urdu: “گرافٹن”
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Highlights include Coalpits Wash Trailhead and Grafton Cemetery.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Grafton”. Photo: Triberocker, Public domain.