Ghost Towns in Nevada

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Ghost Towns in Nevada

In the old west, there was a boom and then there was a bust. With the bust came deserted towns with some still standing. Below are the known ghost towns in Nevada and links to articles for those we have visited.

The list below is from Wikipedia that lists the town, and the date established. If there is a dated it was disestablished, it is listed after the year established:

Churchill County Ghost Towns

Bermond Station – 1920 1926
Dixie Valley – 1861
Fairview – 1905 1919
Frenchman – 1906 1920
Jessup – 1908
Lahontan City – 1911 1915
Miriam
Nevada City – 1916 1919
Ocala
Parran – 1910
Ragtown – 1854
Salt Wells – 2007
Stillwater – 1862
White Cloud City
White Plains – 1879 1909
Wonder – 1906

Clark County Ghost Towns

Alturas – 1861
Callville – 1864 1869
Colorado City – 1861
El Dorado City – 1863 1880s
Louisville – 1861 1862?
Lucky Jim Camp – 1862
Potosi
Rioville – 1869 1906
Saint Joseph – 1865 1868
San Juan – 1860s
Simonsville – 1865 1870s
St. Thomas

Elko County Ghost Towns

Charleston
Cobre
Deeth – 1869 1915
Delano – 1870s 1927
Metropolis
Midas – 1908 1942
Mountain City
Rio Tinto – 1932 1948
Sprucemont

Esmeralda County Ghost Towns

Blair – 1907 1920
Coaldale – 1894 1993
Columbus – 1865 1881
Fish Lake Valley
Gold Point
Goldfield
Miller’s
Palmetto – 1866 1920s

Duck Creek Ice Cave

Eureka County Ghost Towns

Palisade – 1868 1910
Ruby Hill – 1873 1910

Humboldt County Ghost Towns

Daveytown – 1910 1930
Golconda – 1869 1908
Hardin City – 1858 1866
Jungo – 1911 1952
Sulphur

Lander County Ghost Towns

Clifton – 1862
Cortez – 1863 1930
Jacobsville – Early 1860’s Late 1870’s
Tenabo – 1907 1930s

Lincoln County Ghost Towns

Bristol Wells – 1872 1905
Bullionville – 1870 1882
Crystal Springs –
Delamar – 1890 1909
Hiko – 1865 1882
Logan – 1865 1930
Silver Canyon –
Tempiute – 1868 1957

Lyon County Ghost Towns

Como – 1861 1930s
Fort Churchill
Johntown – Early 1850s 1860s
Pine Grove – 1866 1918

Mineral County Ghost Towns

Aurora – 1860
Belleville – 1872
Broken Hills – 1913 1940
Candelaria – 1864 1939
Eagleville
Marietta
Rawhide – 1907

Nye County Ghost Towns

Belmont – 1865
Berlin – 1897 1911
Bullfrog
Cactus Springs
Currant – 1865 1871
Gold Center
Grantsville
Ione – 1863 1930s
Johnnie – 1890 1935
Mule Lick – 1890
Pioneer – 1908
Quartz Mountain
Rhyolite – 1904
Tybo

Pershing County Ghost Towns

Chafey – 1908 1913
Dun Glen – 1862 1894
Etna – 1865 1872
Mazuma – 1907 1912
Rochester – 1912 1942
Scossa – 1931 1937
Seven Troughs – 1907 1918
Star City
Unionville
Vernon

Washoe County Ghost Towns

Flanigan – 1909 1973
Poeville – 1864 1880
Vya

White County Ghost Towns

Hamilton – Pine 1868 1931
Osceola – Pine
Ruth – Pine
Treasure Hill – Pine