Welcome to Shanty Town ...

So far, we found very little information about Shanty Town. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Shanty Town to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shanty Town, please Contact Us.

Shanty Town would have been located within present day Emery County<2>.

Time Zone: The area where Shanty Town was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Shanty Town was located: 435

Communities Also Named Shanty Town ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Shanty Town - they are located in Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota and Nevada.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shanty Town.

Communities near Shanty Town ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shanty Town.

Huntington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Huntington is located in Emery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Huntington
- From Shanty Town to Huntington
Castle Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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- Castle Dale is located in Emery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Castle Dale
- From Shanty Town to Castle Dale
Orangeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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- Orangeville is located in Emery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Orangeville
- From Shanty Town to Orangeville
Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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- Cleveland is located in Emery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cleveland
- From Shanty Town to Cleveland
Elmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Elmo is located in Emery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmo <3>
Clawson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clawson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Clawson is located in Emery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clawson <3>
Lawrence ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Lawrence is located in Emery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lawrence
- From Shanty Town to Lawrence
Wilsonville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Wilsonville is located in Emery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilsonville
- From Shanty Town to Wilsonville
Desert Lake ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Desert Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Lake
- Desert Lake is located in Emery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Desert Lake
- From Shanty Town to Desert Lake
Victor ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Victor is located in Emery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Victor
- From Shanty Town to Victor

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shanty Town. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shanty Town.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shanty Town. 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 Shanty Town.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shanty Town. See our Newspapers Page for Shanty Town.

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shanty Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Emery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.