Rainbow, Utah
Rainbow | |
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  Rainbow Location within Utah  Rainbow Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′54.8″N 109°09′30.6″W / 39.881889°N 109.158500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Uintah |
| Abandoned | c. 1938 |
| Elevation | 6,178 ft (1,883 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1437662[1] |
Rainbow is a ghost town in Uintah County, Utah, United States.[1][2][3] In 1938, Rainbow was abandoned.[2]
Name
The town was named for the nearby Rainbow Mine.[2]
Transportation
the Uintah Railway was constructed in 1904 from Mack, Colorado, to Watson. The railway line served the gilsonite mining communities of Dragon, Watson and Rainbow.[4] The Uintah Railway service was ended in 1939.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "History of Rainbow, Utah". onlineutah.us. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Rainbow, UT". Regional History Center. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- 1 2 "HISTORY OF UTAH'S OIL SHALE INDUSTRY" (PDF). Retrieved July 10, 2026.
Municipalities and communities of Uintah County, Utah, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |