Frisco, Utah

Frisco, Utah
Ghost town
Remains of Frisco. The charcoal kilns in the background are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Remains of Frisco. The charcoal kilns in the background are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Frisco is located in Utah
Frisco
Frisco
Location of Frisco in Utah
Frisco is located in the United States
Frisco
Frisco
Frisco (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°27′35″N 113°15′32″W / 38.45972°N 113.25889°W / 38.45972; -113.25889
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyBeaver
Established1879
Abandoned1929
Named forSan Francisco Mountains
Elevation
[1]
6,421 ft (1,957 m)
GNIS feature ID1437563[1]

Frisco is a ghost town[2] in Beaver County, Utah, United States.[2][3] It was an active mining camp from 1879 to 1929.[3] At its peak in 1885, Frisco was a thriving town of 6,000 people.[4]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frisco
  2. ^ a b "Frisco, Utah - Ghost town with a ten year high". legendsofamerica.com. April 2005. Retrieved August 26, 2007.
  3. ^ a b Notarianni, Philip F. (1994), "Frisco Mining Camp", Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press, ISBN 9780874804256, archived from the original on March 21, 2024, retrieved April 24, 2024
  4. ^ "Frisco, Utah the Ghost Town". Friscoutah.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.