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Rockville, Utah
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Grafton was settled in 1859 by Mormon pioneers growing cotton and other crops along the Virgin River, reached 168 residents by 1864, and was down to three families by 1920 as people moved to nearby Rockville. The Grafton Heritage Partnership has restored the schoolhouse that doubled as a church, several family homes and the cemetery, where about 80 graves include a settler recorded as killed in 1866. The site is free to visit just outside Zion National Park, and some buildings are private.
Gravel road from Rockville that can be muddy; no water or restrooms, and stay out of private property.
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