Castle Gate, Carbon County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah  Cache County  Castle Gate 

Quick History
Castle Gate is a mining ghost town, in Carbon County. The name of the town was inspired by the large rock formation at the mouth the Price Canyon. There were two Castle Gate mines, Castle Gate #1 in 1886 and Castle Gate #2 in 1912. On March 8, 1924 exploded killing 172 miners. Castle Gate was closed and it's residents were relocated to a new subdivision at the mouth of Spring Canyon, west of Helper. The former townsite was cleared by May 1974.

Location

 * Coordinates: 39°43′40″N 110°52′03″W

Maps

 * 1895 Map of Carbon County

Neighboring Communities
Nolan | Helper | Scofield |

Time Line

 * 1942: Railroad tracks removed for WWII war effort

Cemeteries
Check cemeteries in neighboring communities.
 * http://utahgravestones.org/cemeteries.php Carbon County Gravestone Photo Project]
 * Castle Gate Cemetery Findagrave.com

Historical Newspapers
1915 - 1932
 * Carbon County News 1908 - 1915
 * Eastern Utah Advocate 1891 - 1916
 * News Advocate

Marriages

 * Marriage information may be located at the Western States Marriage Database searchable by bride or groom.

Death

 * Utah Department of Archives 1903 to 50 years ago Choices of search types - name, date of death (year, month, day, or any combination) and county. Images of actual death certificates.
 * Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed on the Family Search Historical Records. Utah requires a death certificate before a burial is completed.  A death certificate may contain information as to the name of the deceased, date of death, and place of death, as well as the age, birthdate, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence.  For information on death prior to 1904 you can search the Utah State Burial Index.

Suggested Reading

 * ''Connecting the West : historic railroad stops and stage stations of Elko County, Nevada
 * The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns.
 * Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures

Websites

 * List of Mines in Carbon County
 * Silver Mining in the Beehive State
 * Utah Ghost Towns
 * Utah Mining