Ajax Ghost Town

Tooele County, Utah40.2258, -112.3922

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Salt Lake Field Office · Open to visitors

Nearest town
21 miEagle Mountain, UT
Mild months
Apr–Oct5 of 12
Next ghost town
12 miMercur
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Ajax. No free-licensed photo yet.

Ajax is an abandoned town in Tooele County, Utah. It was founded in 1869.

On the map

20 mi40 miLehiSouth JordanEagle MountainHerrimanTooeleAjax
  • BLM
  • National Forest
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Ajax. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Eagle Mountain, UT, about 21 miles east in a straight line.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Mercur12 mi northeast
  2. Benmore15 mi south
  3. Scranton16 mi southeast
  4. Knight22 mi southeast
  5. Homansville24 mi southeast
  6. Mosida24 mi east
  7. Knightsville24 mi southeast
  8. Mammoth25 mi southeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

BLM land: Salt Lake Field Office

PAD-US places this spot on Salt Lake Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°3912Jan4416Feb5224Mar5829Apr6936May8145Jun9053Jul8851Aug7942Sep6430Oct5020Nov3912DecJan: 0.8 inFeb: 0.9 inMar: 1.0 inApr: 1.1 inMay: 1.3 inJun: 0.7 inJul: 0.7 inAug: 0.7 inSep: 0.8 inOct: 1.1 inNov: 0.8 inDec: 0.8 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to June, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Vernon. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from November to April.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Vernon station (USC00429133), 9.3 miles away. About 10.7 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationTooele County, Utah
Coordinates40.22583, -112.39222
Founded1869
Also known asAjax, Utah, Center, Center, Utah, Centreville, Centreville, Utah
SourcesWikidata Q4699574 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Ajax ghost town?

In Tooele County, Utah, at 40.2258, -112.3922. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Eagle Mountain, UT, about 21 miles east in a straight line.

Can you visit Ajax?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Salt Lake Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

When is the best time to visit Ajax?

Mild months here run April to June, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Vernon. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from November to April.

Are there other ghost towns near Ajax?

Yes. Mercur (12 mi), Benmore (15 mi), Scranton (16 mi), Knight (22 mi).

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