Lucin is a small railroad community in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, located along the western side of the Great Salt Lake, 162 miles northwest of Salt Lake City. Abandoned in 1936 by its original occupants, the community was resettled by four retired railroad workers and their families from 1937 until 1972, and again by four owner-residents in th…Lucin is a small railroad community in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, located along the western side of the Great Salt Lake, 162 miles northwest of Salt Lake City. Abandoned in 1936 by its original occupants, the community was resettled by four retired railroad workers and their families from 1937 until 1972, and again by four owner-residents in the 1990s.