Hardup is a ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.[1]

Hardup, Utah
Hardup is located in Utah
Hardup
Hardup
Hardup is located in the United States
Hardup
Hardup
Coordinates: 41°53′44″N 113°09′06″W / 41.89556°N 113.15167°W / 41.89556; -113.15167
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyBox Elder
Elevation
5,046 ft (1,538 m)
GNIS feature ID1437582[1]

A Utah cartoonist has joked that the settlement "was apparently named by some cowboy without a girlfriend".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hardup
  2. ^ Bagley, Pat (February 9, 2009). "Living History: Marys Nipple? Shag Hollow? Utah Has Earthy Place Names". Salt Lake Tribune.