Purgatory Correctional Facility

Purgatory Correctional Facility is the county jail of Washington County, Utah. Also known as the Washington County Jail, it is located near St. George, Utah, at Purgatory Flats, hence its unusual name.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Washington and Leeds.

Washington

Town

Photo: Raymond Shobe, CC BY 2.0.

Washington is a city in south central Washington County, Utah, United States and is a part of the St. George Metropolitan Area. The area is also known as Utah's Dixie because the Mormon pioneers who settled the St. Washington is situated 6 miles west of Purgatory Correctional Facility.

Leeds

Village

Photo: An Errant Knight, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Leeds is a town in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 864 at the 2020 census. Leeds is situated 6 miles northeast of Purgatory Correctional Facility.

Purgatory Correctional Facility

Type: Prison
Description: County jail in Utah, United States
Category: government building
Location: Washington, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.15816° or 37° 9′ 29″ north

Longitude

-113.41206° or 113° 24′ 43″ west

Open location code

85985H5Q+75

OpenStreetMap ID

way 481689359

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=prison

Wikidata ID

Q7261209

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