Giles, Utah

Giles is a ghost town located along the Fremont River in the Blue Valley of Wayne County, Utah, United States.

In the early 1880s, several settlements in Wayne County were started by Mormon farmers under the leadership of Hyrum Burgess.

[2] By 1883 some Burgess family members had moved to the Blue Valley area, constructing a dam and irrigation canal by 1884.

[3] The land along the Fremont River was fertile, and the growing season longer than in western Wayne County.

[3] There was a sawmill in the nearby Henry Mountains, and the town included a grocery store, blacksmith shop, and boarding house.

Map of Utah highlighting Wayne County