Blacks Fork, Utah

Blacks Fork
Blacks Fork is located in Utah
Blacks Fork
Blacks Fork
Location of Blacks Fork in Utah
Blacks Fork is located in the United States
Blacks Fork
Blacks Fork
Blacks Fork (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°58′17″N 110°35′14″W / 40.97139°N 110.58722°W / 40.97139; -110.58722
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountySummit
Founded1870
Abandoned1930
Named forBlacks Fork
Elevation8,848 ft (2,697 m)
GNIS feature ID1444064[1]

Blacks Fork, also known as Blacks Fork Commissary, is a ghost town in Summit County, Utah, United States. Named for the Blacks Fork River, it was a logging town that operated from 1870 to 1930.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old Blacks Fork Commissary
  2. ^ Carr, Stephen L. (1986) [1972]. The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns. Salt Lake City, Utah: Western Epics. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-914740-30-8.
  3. ^ Huegel, Tony (2007). Utah Byways: 65 of Utah's Best Backcountry Drives. Berkeley, California: Wilderness Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-89997-424-8. Retrieved June 23, 2011.