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Welcome to Iron Basin ...

Iron Basin is located in Millard County<1>.

Iron Basin is 5,760 feet [1,756 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Iron Basin is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Iron Basin lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Iron Basin: 435

Communities near Iron Basin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Iron Basin.

  • Black Rock ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Black Rock is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
  • Bloom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bloom is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
  • Borden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Borden is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
  • Clear Lake ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clear Lake is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Smyths ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Smyths is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyths
    • Smyths has also been known as:
    • Read
    • Reed
  • Crafton ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Crafton is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton
    • Crafton has also been known as:
    • Lake Town
    • Laketown
  • Ibex ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Ibex is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
  • Hatton ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hatton is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Former names for Hatton:
    • Corn Creek
    • Lower Corn Creek
    • Petersburg
  • Fort Deseret ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Deseret is located in Millard County
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  • Deseret
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Deseret is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deseret

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Iron Basin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Iron Basin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Iron Basin. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Iron Basin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iron Basin ...

Looking for more information about Iron Basin? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Iron Basin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Iron Basin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Millard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iron Basin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.