Duncan’s Retreat

Duncan's Retreat is a ghost town located just off Utah State Route 9 in the eastern part of Washington County, in southwestern Utah, United States. Lying some 3 miles east of Virgin and just southwest of Zion National Park, Duncan's Retreat was inhabited about 1861–1895.

Photo: George A. Grant, Public domain.

Type: Cemetery
Description: ghost town in Utah
Also known as: “Duncan’s Retreat, UT” and “Duncan’s Retreat, Utah”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grafton and Virgin.

Grafton

Locality

Photo: Triberocker, Public domain.

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. Grafton is situated 3 miles east of Duncan’s Retreat.

Virgin

Village

Photo: Orsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Virgin is a town in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 670 at the 2020 census. The first settlement at Virgin was made in 1858. Virgin is situated 3 miles northwest of Duncan’s Retreat.

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 6 miles east of Duncan’s Retreat.

Duncan’s Retreat

Categories: ghost town and burial
Location: Washington, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.18391° or 37° 11′ 2″ north

Longitude

-113.13505° or 113° 8′ 6″ west

Elevation

3,602 feet (1,098 metres)

Open location code

85985VM7+HX

GeoNames ID

11386633

Wikidata ID

Q5314217

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In Other Languages

“Duncan’s Retreat” goes by many names.

Hebrew: “דנקנ’ס ריטריט”

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