Carbon
County named for it but town died - Union Pacific coal
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon County
Founded: 1868
Abandoned: 1902
Carbon was so important for Union Pacific coal that Wyoming named an entire county after it. But when the coal played out and the railroad found new sources, Carbon died. The county lives on; the town does not. A ghost town with its name on every county map.
Quick Facts
- Wyoming's Carbon County named for this ghost town
- Chinese miners fled Rock Springs Massacre here
- First Union Pacific coal mine in Wyoming
- Town died but county lives on
Location
Address: Carbon County, Wyoming
Coordinates: 41.7678, -106.7028