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Former mayor Nick Castleton told KSL in 2024 that city workers would say "That is not where I left that last night," and that people hear voices and laughing. Shop owner Mary Crank said several unconnected visitors have seen a young girl in the Gatley building. Source: KSL, 2024.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
Eureka sits in the East Tintic Mountains of Juab County on U.S. Route 6 (Wikipedia). It grew as a boomtown of the Tintic Mining District, which drew miners after gold, silver, lead, copper and zinc (KSL).
The 2020 census counted 662 people (Wikipedia).
Ghost stories
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Then and now
Public access
Access unverified Eureka is a living town with private homes and businesses. Last checked: Oct 31, 2026.
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