Dewey, Utah
{{distinguish|text=Deweyville, Utah, once known as Dewey.Willis Thomas Lee, Ralph Walter Stone, Hoyt Stoddard Gale, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Wb1LAAAAMAAJ Guidebook of the Western United States], 1916, p. 109}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dewey, Utah
| settlement_type = Ghost town
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| pushpin_map = Utah#USA
| pushpin_label = Dewey
| pushpin_label_position = left
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Utah
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Grand
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1880s
| extinct_title = Abandoned
| extinct_date = 1916
| elevation_ft = 4140
| elevation_m = 1262
| coordinates = {{coord|38|48|37|N|109|18|06|W|region:US-UT|display=inline,title}}
| blank_name = GNIS feature ID
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Dewey is a ghost town in along the Colorado River in southeastern Grand County, Utah, United States.{{gnis|1437546|Dewey}}
Description
Originally named Kingsferry, it began in the 1880s when Samuel King built and operated a ferry across the Colorado River (but then known as the Grand River) at its confluence with the Dolores River. A small community soon developed around the ferry, although it never grew large.{{cite book|url=http://utah.ptfs.com/awweb/guest.jsp?smd=1&cl=all_lib&lb_document_id=34305|title=A History of Grand County|last=Firmage|first=Richard A.|series=Utah Centennial County History Series|publisher=Utah State Historical Society|location=Salt Lake City|pages=137–138|format=PDF|date=Jan 1996|accessdate=15 Jul 2012|isbn=0-913738-03-4}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The town served as a ferry crossing until the Dewey Bridge was constructed in 1916.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z3Pqk9tazU4C&pg=PA225|title=Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation|last=Van Cott|first=John W.|publisher=University of Utah Press|location=Salt Lake City|page=110|year=1990|accessdate=31 May 2018|isbn=978-0-87480-345-7|oclc=797284427}}
Climate
{{Weather box
| location = Dewey, Utah (1991-2020 normals, 1967-2004 extremes)
| single line = yes
| Jan record high F = 64
| Feb record high F = 73
| Mar record high F = 84
| Apr record high F = 95
| May record high F = 105
| Jun record high F = 111
| Jul record high F = 114
| Aug record high F = 110
| Sep record high F = 107
| Oct record high F = 94
| Nov record high F = 80
| Dec record high F = 71
| year record high F = 114
| Jan high F = 42.2
| Feb high F = 52.0
| Mar high F = 64.5
| Apr high F = 72.9
| May high F = 83.1
| Jun high F = 95.1
| Jul high F = 100.9
| Aug high F = 98.1
| Sep high F = 89.7
| Oct high F = 74.2
| Nov high F = 57.4
| Dec high F = 44.0
| year high F = 72.8
| Jan mean F = 29.0
| Feb mean F = 37.8
| Mar mean F = 47.6
| Apr mean F = 54.8
| May mean F = 64.3
| Jun mean F = 74.1
| Jul mean F = 80.4
| Aug mean F = 78.2
| Sep mean F = 68.9
| Oct mean F = 54.2
| Nov mean F = 40.7
| Dec mean F = 30.6
| year mean F = 55.0
| Jan low F = 15.8
| Feb low F = 23.6
| Mar low F = 30.7
| Apr low F = 36.7
| May low F = 45.4
| Jun low F = 53.1
| Jul low F = 59.9
| Aug low F = 58.3
| Sep low F = 48.2
| Oct low F = 34.1
| Nov low F = 23.9
| Dec low F = 17.3
| year low F = 37.3
| Jan record low F = -25
| Feb record low F = -24
| Mar record low F = 4
| Apr record low F = 15
| May record low F = 24
| Jun record low F = 33
| Jul record low F = 42
| Aug record low F = 30
| Sep record low F = 23
| Oct record low F = 9
| Nov record low F = -5
| Dec record low F = -13
| year record low F = -25
| source = NOAA{{cite web
| url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
| title = xmACIS2
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| accessdate = May 12, 2025
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See also
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References
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External links
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{{Grand County, Utah}}
Category:Ghost towns in Grand County, Utah
Category:Populated places established in the 1880s
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