Scranton, Utah

Scranton is a ghost town in Tooele County, Utah, United States.

Located in Barlow Canyon near the Juab County line, it was a short-lived mining town.

The large pocket of good ore at the New Bullion lasted only about two years, and the town began to dwindle.

During World War I Scranton produced tungsten, sending it by insured parcel post due to its scarcity.

Four old buildings remained in fine condition as late as 1971, when a brush fire ignited by a National Guard exercise burned two of them to the ground.

Map of Utah highlighting Tooele County