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The Silver City Cemetery, is a historic cemetery in the ghost town of Silver City, Utah, United States, that dates from the 1870s and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[1]
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| Nearest city | Mammoth, Utah |
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| Coordinates | 39°54′08″N 112°07′59″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1870s |
| MPS | Tintic Mining District MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003473[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 14, 1979 |
The cemetery was deemed significant for its information potential and "as the only remaining evidence of Silver City, at one time (1870-1880s) the Tintic Mining District's center. Grave sites help to document the history of the peoples and cultures of the town."[2]
It is located south of Eureka, Utah about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of U.S. Route 6.
It was listed on the NRHP March 14, 1979.[1] The Sunbeam Mine and the Tintic Smelter Site, also legacies of Silver City, were also listed on the NRHP on the same day.
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