List of ghost towns in Nevada

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Most ghost towns in Nevada in the United States are former mining boomtowns that were abandoned when the mines closed. Those that were not set up as mining camps were usually established as locations for mills, or supply points for nearby mining operations.

In Clark County, settlements along the Colorado River have been submerged underneath the reservoirs of Lake Mead or Lake Mohave.

Conditions

Ghost towns can include sites in various states of disrepair and abandonment. Some sites no longer have any trace of buildings or civilization, and have reverted to empty land. Other sites are unpopulated but still have standing buildings. Still others may support full-time residents, though usually far fewer than at their historical peak, while others may now be museums or historical sites.

For ease of reference, the sites listed have been placed into one of the following general categories.

Barren site
  • Site is no longer in existence
  • Site has been destroyed, covered with water, or has reverted to empty land
  • May have at most a few difficult-to-find foundations/footings
Neglected site
  • Little more than rubble remains at the site
  • Dilapidated, often roofless buildings remain at the site
Abandoned site
  • Buildings or houses still standing, but all or almost all are abandoned
  • No population, with the possible exception of a caretaker
  • Site no longer in use, except for one or two buildings
Semi-abandoned site
  • Buildings or houses still standing, but most are abandoned
  • A few residents may remain
Historic site
  • Buildings or houses still standing
  • Site has been converted to a historical site, museum, or tourist attraction
  • Still a busy community, but population is smaller than in its peak years

List of ghost towns in Nevada

Nevada ghost towns
Town Other names Image County Established Disestablished Status Notes
Alturas Clark 1861 In El Dorado Canyon near Techatticup Mine in the Colorado Mining District.
Aurora File:Aurora NV.jpg Mineral 1860 Neglected site According to published time-lines, Aurora's population suffered greatly in 1865. Only two mills were still in operation. In 1866 much of the town was leveled in a Great fire That burned most of the business district. A second fire followed in 1873, and by 1880 the population had dropped down to less than 500 persons.
Austin File:Austin, Nevada (King Survey), 1868.jpg Lander 1862 Historic site Clifton was still active in 1865 but when the mill closed in 1867, the town was abandoned. While Austin's mining activity was at its peak during the late 1860s ...
Beatty Nye 1905 Historic site Around Indian Springs, Nevada. Beatty is known for two things, as a gateway to Death Valley and the ever-popular road trip stop, the Death Valley Nut and Candy Company.
Belleville Mineral 1872 (1915) 1892 (1918) By the late 1880s pipes delivered water to Candelaria and allowed local mills to begin operation, reducing the need for shipping costs. Belleville could not survive the competition and was deserted by 1892.
Belmont
File:Belmont, NV Courthouse.jpg
 Nye 1865 1922 Semi-abandoned site Former Nye County courthouse in Belmont is preserved as Belmont Courthouse State Historic Park.[1]
Berlin File:Berlin Ghost Town.jpg Nye 1897 1911 Historic site Preserved within Berlin–Ichthyosaur State Park[2]
Bermond Station Frenchman File:Fairview & Bermond Station Nevada 1910.jpg Churchill 1920 1926 The site was also known as Frenchman or "Frenchy's and later as Bermond Station from 1920 to 1926.[3]
Blair File:Blair Nevada Stamp mill c 1907.jpg Esmeralda 1906 1916 Neglected site The site of the largest stamp mill in Nevada (100 stamps), at the time[3]
Bristol Wells File:Charcoal Kiln, Bristol Wells.jpg Lincoln 1872 1905 Abandoned site By 1893, however, Bristol Well fell out of use. In 1900, a copper leaching plant was built to treat ore from the Bristol Mine, but it only operated for two years. After the railroad was completed through Lincoln County in 1905, Bristol Well wasn't used again.
Broken Hills File:Broken Hills, Nevada b 1920.jpg Mineral 1913 1940 Neglected site Broken Hills is a ghost town in Mineral County, Nevada. It was primarily the site of the mining operation of miners, Joseph Arthur and James Stratford from ...
Bullfrog File:Inside Bullfrog Jail.jpg Nye 1904 1907 Neglected site Founded just south of Rhyolite, had a rivalry with Rhyolite. Rhyolite eventually won out before becoming a ghost town as well.
Bullionville File:Bullionville loading tailings b 1880.jpg Lincoln 1870 1882 Barren site A reliable water supply supported milling in town until nearby Pioche built waterworks to supply water to Pioche mills. Afterward, Bullioniville was slowly abandoned.[3]
Cactus Springs Nye 1910 1935 Cactus Springs is a ghost town in Nye County, Nevada. It is currently within the boundaries of the Nellis Air Force Range.
Callville File:Lake Mead Callville Bay Marina 2.jpg Clark 1864 1869 Submerged under Callville Bay of Lake Mead Steamboat landing, County seat of Pah-Ute County, Arizona Territory (1865–67), post office (1867-69)
Candelaria File:Main street Candelaria Nev c 1880.jpg Mineral 1864 1939 Neglected site The Northern Belle mine produced 15 million dollars in silver during production.[4]
Chafey Dun Glen File:Chafee Nevada 1908.jpg Pershing 1908 1913 Was originally called Dun Glen.[3]
Charleston File:2013-06-28 10 00 10 View east along Elko County Route 746 (North Fork-Charleston Road) in Charleston in Nevada.jpg Elko 1876 1956 Abandoned site Charleston is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States. ... It lies along the Bruneau River just south of the Mountain City and Jarbidge Ranger ...
Clifton Lander 1862 Semi-abandoned site Just west of Austin.
Coaldale File:Coaldale Junction.jpg Esmeralda 1894 1993 Neglected site Leaking fuel tanks forced closure of the gas station around 1993, and with no other reason to stop, the place folded. Sometime in the mid 2000's the restaurant mysteriously caught fire. Over the years, a number of people were involved in what would be known in later years as Coaldale.
Cobre File:Cobre Nevada.jpg Elko By 1937, only about 20 people lived in Cobre, and in November 1948 the Southern Pacific abandoned the station. Ore shipments continued through Cobre until June 20, 1983, when the smelter at McGill closed. Today, not much remains of Cobre and a large cinderblock engine house from the 1960s dominates the site.
Colorado City Clark 1861 Submerged under Lake Mohave Steamboat landing near the mouth of El Dorado Canyon in the Colorado Mining District.
Columbus File:Borax refining tanks, Columbus Nevada 1870s.jpg Esmerelda 1865 1881 Neglected site
Como File:Horse-powered whim Como Nevada.jpg Lyon 1861 1930s Post office 1879–1881, 1903–1905; mining town occupied intermittently, activity finally ceasing in the 1930s after the closing of a sawmill.[3]
Cortez File:Cortez Mill Complex Tier C.jpg Lander 1863 1930 George Hearst mined at the area in the 1860s.
Crystal Springs File:Crystal Spring - Nevada.jpg Lincoln
Currant File:2014-07-17 09 55 40 Panorama of Currant, Nevada from U.S. Route 6 about 118 miles east of the Esmeralda County Line-cropped.jpg Nye 1865 1871
Daveytown Humboldt 1910 1930
Deeth File:2015-03-31 18 52 31 Buildings along Deeth‐O'Neil Road (Elko County Route 753) in Deeth, Nevada.JPG Elko 1869 1915 A depot and trading center for local ranchers and ranchers from adjacent counties.
Delamar File:Delamar Nevada newspaper office.jpg Lincoln 1890 1909 In 1897, Delamar had a population of 3000.[3]
Delano Elko 1872 1927 The town was the site of a small gold-mining district that saw production from the 1870s to the 1960s.
Dixie Valley File:Dixie Nevada 1910.jpg Churchill 1861
Dun Glen File:Dun Glen Nevada 1880.jpg Pershing 1862 1894 Later became Chafey.[3]
Eagleville Mineral 1885 1915 Neglected site
El Dorado City Clark 1863 1880s Barren site Mining camp in El Dorado Canyon in the Colorado Mining District. Site of the El Dorado Mills.
Etna Pershing 1865 1872
Fairview File:Fairview Nevada July 4th 1906.jpg Churchill 1905 1919 At its height, Fairview had 27 saloons.[3]
Fish Lake Valley Esmeralda
Flanigan File:Flanigan townsite map.jpg Washoe 1909 1973
Fort Churchill File:Fort Churchill Gelatin.jpg Lyon Preserved within Fort Churchill State Historic Park[5]
Frenchman File:Frenchman Station Nevada 1910.jpg Churchill 1906 1920 The site was also known as Frenchy's and later as Bermond Station 1920–26[3]
Genoa Mormon Station Douglas 1851 Historic site Originally called Mormon Station. Now part of Mormon Station State Historic Park
Golconda File:Golconda School - Golconda Nevada.jpg Humboldt 1869 1908 Semi-abandoned town Golconda's hot springs were a famous landmark for westbound travelers.[3]
Gold Center File:Mill foundation, Gold Center, Nevada.jpg Nye 1904 1919 Barren site The origin of Gold Center’s name is a mystery, for it was not the center of anything and it had no gold. It was a critical water source for nearby Bullfrog and Rhyolite and at one time had a large brewery and the only distilled water ice plant in Nevada.
Gold Point File:Gold point street.jpg Esmeralda
Goldfield File:Esmeralda County, Nevada courthouse.jpg Esmeralda 1902 Semi-abandoned town
Goodsprings Clark 1900
Grantsville Nye
Hamilton Cave City File:Hamilton Nevada.jpg White Pine 1868 1931 Hamilton was originally called Cave City, because early arrivals set up camp in nearby caves.[3]
Hardin City Humboldt 1858 1866 Neglected
Hiko File:MILL OF HYKO SILVER MINING COMPANY, HYKO, NEVADA - NARA - 524161.jpg Lincoln 1865 1882 Semi-abandoned town Hiko was a Native American expression meaning "white man's town".[3]
Ione File:Ione nevada 1900.jpg Nye 1863 1930s At its peak, Ione had 100 houses and a population of 500.[3]
Jacobsville Lander 1859 Late 1870s A Pony Express station and the first seat of Lander County.
Jarbidge Elko 1909
Jessup File:Jessup, Nevada 1910.jpg Churchill 1908
Johnnie Nye 1890 1935 Barren site Water in town was scarce. It was drawn from a spring four miles away, packed in canvas bags, and hauled to town by donkeys.[3]
Johntown File:Placer mining 1880s at site of Johntown , Nevada mining settlement.jpg Lyon 1853 1860s Barren site Considered to be the first ghost town of Nevada.[6]
Jungo File:Mapping the North Half of Lovelock One Degree Quadrangle in the Desert Area Near Jungo, Nevada, 1 August 1931.tiff Humboldt 1911 1952 Barren Post office from January 1911 until May 1952[7]
Lahontan City Churchill 1911 1915 Neglected Developed to house workers during the construction of Lahontan Dam[8]
Lander Lander 1880 1921
Logan File:WATER RHYOLITES NEAR LOGAN SPRINGS, NEVADA - NARA - 524153.jpg Lincoln 1865 1930
Louisville Clark 1861 1862 In El Dorado Canyon near the Techatticup Mine in the Colorado Mining District.
Lucky Jim Camp Clark 1862 Barren site In El Dorado Canyon near the Techatticup Mine in the Colorado Mining District.
Marietta Mineral 1867 1894 Neglected site
Mazuma File:Mazuma Nevada 1908.jpg Pershing 1907 1912 Post office: 1907–1912. Site of flash flood that killed at least eight and destroyed most of the town.[3]
Metropolis File:A494, Metropolis, Nevada, USA, Lincoln School, 2016.jpg Elko 1909
Midas Gold Circle File:Gold Circle, Midas Nevada 1907.jpg Elko 1908 1942 The camp was first called Gold Circle, but when the post office was established in 1907, officials decided that Nevada had too many towns with "gold" in their names, and the town was renamed Midas.[3]
Millers Esmeralda
Miriam File:White Plains, Ocala, and Miriam Nevada in 1910.jpg Churchill Non-agency station of the SPRR[9]
Mountain City File:2013-06-16 15 39 22 View south across Mountain City in Nevada, with Nevada State Route 225 visible passing through town and the Owyhee River visible toward the right.jpg Elko 1870 Semi-abandoned town
Nevada City Churchill 1916 1919 A co-operative colony
Ocala File:White Plains, Ocala, and Miriam Nevada in 1910.jpg Churchill
Osceola White Pine
Palisade File:A339, abandoned car, Palisade, Nevada, USA, 2011.JPG Eureka 1868 1910
Palmetto File:Palmetto, Nevada ghost town.jpg Esmeralda 1866 1920s Neglected site Miners named the town after local Joshua trees, which they thought were related to the palmetto tree.
Parran File:Parran Nevada 1910.jpg Churchill 1910 A telegraph station and post office. Post office closed 1913.[10]
Pine Grove File:Pine grove nev steam boiler 1880.jpg Lyon 1866 1918 Abandoned site Several buildings remain.[4]
Pioneer File:Pioneer (ghost town) ruins.jpg Nye 1908 1931 Barren site Post office 1909–1931
Poeville Washoe 1864 1880 Post office 1874–1878
Potosi Clark Barren site
Quartz Mountain Nye 1905 1922 Barren site Located inside the Nellis Air Force Base Bombing and Gunnery Range.
Ragtown Churchill 1854 Leeteville may be the same location.
Rawhide File:Rawhide Nevada 1908 a.jpg Mineral 1907 Barren site Rawhide Mining Co. has destroyed any remains of the town. Now it is just an open pit mine.

Devastating fire in 1908, $1 million in property damage and thousands left homeless.[3]

Rhyolite File:A363, Rhyolite, Nevada, USA, John S Cook and Company building, 2004.jpg Nye 1905[11] 1916 Abandoned site Post office closed 1913
Rio Tinto Elko 1932 1948 A few houses and the school remain.
Rioville Junction City Clark 1869 1906 Site is now under Lake Mead. Originally Junction City, Rioville had a post office from 1881 to 1906.
Rochester File:Rochester nv 1913 tent move.jpg Pershing 1912 1942
Ruby Hill File:Ruby Hill, Nevada 03.JPG Eureka 1873 1910
Ruth File:Ruth Neva, steam shovel 1910.jpg White Pine
Saint Joseph Clark 1865 1868 Barren Site located west of the north end of Overton Airport and east of the Muddy River. It burned down in 1868. Town name and population moved to what is now Logandale.
St. Thomas File:St. Thomas, NV Building Foundation.JPG Clark Submerged beneath Lake Mead. Ruins became visible when the waters of the lake were lowered.
Salt Wells Churchill 2007 Site of a borax plant, bar, gas station and former brothel
San Jacinto Elko 1870 April 1938 A former mining boomtown that was incorporated April 9, 1888. Its Post Office closed in April 1938.
San Juan Clark 1862 The camp was abandoned just weeks after being established.[3]
Scossa Pershing 1931 1937 One of the last important mining camps in Nevada.[3]
Seven Troughs File:Seven Troughs Nevada 1907.jpg Pershing 1907 1918
Silver Canyon Lincoln
Simonsville Clark 1865 1870s Barren Originally called Mill Point, located west of the south end of Overton Airport and east of the Muddy River.
Spruce Mountain File:2013-06-27 10 07 04 Abandoned buildings adjacent to the old Monarch Mine on Spruce Mountain in Nevada.jpg Elko
Star City Pershing
Stillwater File:Stillwater, Nevada 1910.jpg Churchill 1862
Sulphur Humboldt Neglected
Tempiute Lincoln 1868 1957 In the 1950s, the Lincoln mine was one of the primary producers of tungsten in the U.S.[3]
Tenabo File:Shoshone Range in Nevada.jpg Lander 1907 1930s
Treasure City White Pine 1869
Tybo Nye
Unionville File:Unionville, Nevada.jpg Pershing Semi-abandoned town
Vernon Pershing 1905
Vya Washoe
Washoe City Washoe 1860 1910s Neglected site
White Cloud City File:Dixie Nevada 1910.jpg Churchill Also known as Coppereid
White Plains File:White Plains, Ocala, and Miriam Nevada in 1910.jpg Churchill 1879 1909 "No vegetation meets the eye when gazing on the vast expanse of dirty white alkali."[12]
Wonder File:Wonder Nevada 1907.jpg Churchill 1906 Post office closed 1920


References

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