List of ghost towns in Nevada

Most ghost towns in Nevada in the United States of America are former mining boomtowns that were abandoned when the mines closed. Those that weren't 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
TownImageCountyEstablishedDisestablishedStatusNotes
AuroraMineral1860Neglected site
AustinLander1862
AlturasClark1861In El Dorado Canyon (Nevada) near Techatticup Mine in the Colorado Mining District.
BeattyNye1905Abandoned site.Around Indian Springs, Nevada
BellevilleMineral1872
BelmontNye1865Former Nye County courthouse in Belmont is preserved as Belmont Courthouse State Historic Park[1]
BerlinNye18971911Preserved within Berlin–Ichthyosaur State Park[2]
Bermond StationChurchill19201926The site was also known as Frenchman or "Frenchy's and later as Bermond Station from 1920—26.[3]
BlairEsmeralda19071920The site of the largest stamp mill in Nevada, at the time[3]
Bristol WellsLincoln18721905
Broken HillsMineral19131940
BullfrogNye
BullionvilleLincoln18701882Barren siteA 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 SpringsNye
CallvilleClark18641869Submerged under Callville Bay of Lake MeadSteamboat landing, County seat of Pah-Ute County, Arizona Territory (1865–67), Post office (1867-69)
CandelariaMineral18641939The Northern Belle mine produced 15 million dollars in silver during production.[4]
ChafeyPershing19081913Was originally called Dun Glen.[3]
CharlestonElko
CliftonLander1862Semi-abandoned siteJust west of Austin.
CoaldaleEsmeralda18941993
CobreElko
Colorado CityClark1861Submerged under Lake MohaveSteamboat landing near the mouth of El Dorado Canyon (Nevada) in the Colorado Mining District.
ColumbusEsmerelda18651881
ComoLyon18611930sPost office 1879-1881, 1903-1905; Mining town occupied intermittently, activity finally ceasing in the 1930s after the closing of a sawmill.[3]
CortezLander18631930George Hearst mined at the area in the 1860s.
Crystal SpringsLincoln
CurrantNye18651871
DaveytownHumboldt19101930
DeethElko18691915A depot and trading center for local ranchers and ranchers from adjacent counties.
DelanoElko18721927The town was the site of a small gold-mining district that saw production from the 1870s to the 1960s.
DelamarLincoln18901909In 1897, Delamar had a population of 3000.[3]
Dixie ValleyChurchill1861
Dun GlenPershing18621894Later became Chafey.[3]
EaglevilleMineral
El Dorado CityClark18631880sBarren siteMining camp in El Dorado Canyon (Nevada) in the Colorado Mining District. Site of the El Dorado Mills.
EtnaPershing18651872
FairviewChurchill19051919At its height, Fairview had 27 saloons.[3]
Fish Lake ValleyEsmeralda
FlaniganWashoe19091973
Fort ChurchillLyonPreserved within Fort Churchill State Historic Park[5]
FrenchmanChurchill1906 1920The site was also known as "Frenchy's and later as Bermond Station from 1920—26[3]
GenoaDouglas1851
GolcondaHumboldt18691908Golconda's hot springs were a famous landmark for westbound travelers.[3]
Gold CenterNye
Gold PointEsmeralda
GoldfieldEsmeraldaHistoric site
GoodspringsClark1900
GrantsvilleNye
HamiltonWhite Pine18681931Hamilton was originally called Cave City, because early arrivals set up camp in nearby caves.[3]
Hardin CityHumboldt18581866Neglected
HikoLincoln18651882Hiko was a Native American expression meaning "white man's town"[3]
IoneNye18631930sAt its peak, Ione had 100 houses and a population of 500.[3]
JacobsvilleLander1859Late 1870sA Pony Express station and the first seat of Lander County.
JarbidgeElko1909
JohnnieNye18901935Water in town was scarce. It was drawn from a spring four miles away, packed in canvas bags, and hauled to town by donkeys.[3]
JohntownLyon18531860sBarren SiteConsidered to be the first ghost town of Nevada.[6]
JungoHumboldt19111952BarrenPost Office from January 1911 until May 1952.[7]
JessupChurchill1908
Lahontan CityChurchill19111915NeglectedDeveloped to house workers during the construction of Lahontan Dam[8]
LanderLander18801921
LoganLincoln18651930
LouisvilleClark18611862In El Dorado Canyon (Nevada) near the Techatticup Mine in the Colorado Mining District.
Lucky Jim CampClark1862Barren SiteIn El Dorado Canyon (Nevada) near the Techatticup Mine in the Colorado Mining District.
MazumaPershing19071912Post office: 1907-1912. Site of flash flood that killed at least 8 and destroyed most of the town.[3]
MariettaMineral
MetropolisElko1909
MidasElko19081942The 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]
Miller'sEsmeralda
MiriamChurchillNon-agency station of the SPRR[9]
Mountain CityElko
Nevada CityChurchill19161919A co-operative colony
OcalaChurchill
OsceolaWhite Pine
PalisadeEureka18681910
PalmettoEsmeralda18661920sMiners named the town after local Joshua trees, which they thought were related to the Palmetto tree.
ParranChurchill1910A telegraph station and post office. PO closed 1913[10]
Pine GroveLyon18661918Several buildings remain.[4]
PioneerNye1908Post office 1909–1931
PoevilleWashoe18641880Post office 1874–1878
PotosiClark
Quartz MountainNye
RagtownChurchill1854Leeteville may be the same location
RawhideMineral1907Devastating fire in 1908, $1 million in property damage and thousands left homeless.[3]
RochesterPershing19121942
RhyoliteNye1904Post office closed 1913
Rio TintoElko19321948A few houses and the school remain.
RiovilleClark18691906Site is now under Lake Mead.Originally Junction City, Rioville had a post office from 1881 to 1906.
Ruby HillEureka18731910
RuthWhite Pine
Salt WellsChurchill2007Site of a borax plant, bar, gas station and former brothel />
San JuanClark1862The camp was abandoned just weeks after being established.[3]
ScossaPershing19311937One of the last important mining camps in Nevada.[3]
Seven TroughsPershing19071918
Silver CanyonLincoln
SimonsvilleClark18651870sBarrenOriginally called Mill Point, located west of the south end of Overton Airport and east of the Muddy River.
Spruce MountainElko
Saint JosephClark18651868BarrenSite 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, Nevada.
St. ThomasClarkSubmerged beneath Lake Mead. Ruins became visible when the waters of Lake Mead were lowered.
Star CityPershing
StillwaterChurchill1862
SulphurHumboldtNeglected
TempiuteLincoln18681957In the 1950s, the Lincoln mine was one of the primary producers of Tungsten in the U.S.[3]
TenaboLander19071930s
Treasure CityWhite Pine1869
TyboNye
UnionvillePershing
UteClarkRailroad siding and site of a silica mill in the 1940s.
VernonPershing
VyaWashoe
White Cloud CityChurchillAlso known as Coppereid
White PlainsChurchill18791909"No vegetation meets the eye when gazing on the vast expanse of dirty white alkali"[11]
WonderChurchill1906Post office closed 1920

References
  1. Belmont Courthouse State Historic Park Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Berlin–Ichthyosaur State Park
  3. Paher, Stanley W (1970). Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps. 69: Howell North.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. "Candelaria". Western mining history. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  5. Fort Churchill State Historic Park
  6. "Johntown, the first ghost town in Nevada". Sparks Tribune. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  7. "Jungo Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1991-09-01. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  8. Lahontan City
  9. Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada place names : a geographical dictionary. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 169. ISBN 087417094X.
  10. Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada place names : a geographical dictionary. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 187. ISBN 087417094X.
  11. Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada place names : a geographical dictionary. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 245. ISBN 087417094X.
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