Washakie
Washakie is a ghost town in far northern Box Elder County, Utah, United States. Lying some 3 miles southeast of Portage, it was established in 1880 by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the settlement of the Northwestern Shoshone.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tricia Simpson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States
- Also known as: “Washakie, UT” and “Washakie, Utah”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portage and Plymouth.
Portage
Village
Photo: Ntsimp, Public domain.
Portage is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 273 at the 2020 census. The town received its name from Lorenzo Snow, an apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Portage is situated 2½ miles northwest of Washakie.
Plymouth
Village
Photo: GreenGlass1972, Public domain.
Plymouth is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 427 at the 2020 census. Plymouth is situated 6 miles southeast of Washakie.
Washakie
- Categories: ghost town and locality
- Location: Box Elder, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.94409° or 41° 56′ 39″ northLongitude
-112.21718° or 112° 13′ 2″ westElevation
4,380 feet (1,335 metres)Open location code
85H9WQVM+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 150948856OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to South Azerbaijani—“Washakie” goes by many names.
- French: “Washakie”
- Japanese: “ワシャキー (ユタ州)”
- Japanese: “ワシャキー”
- South Azerbaijani: “واشاکی، یوتا”
- “Washakie”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Washakie Cemetery and Portage Fire Department Station 10.
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