Ghost Towns in Nevada

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216 ghost towns

50% sit on public land · 62 with a free-licensed photo

BLM 88
National Forest 10
National Park Service 3
Other federal 1
State 1
Tribal 2
Military, DOE 5
Private or unlisted 106

Illustration of a desert landscape — Illustration of the most common landscape type among Nevada's ghost towns.

The largest share, 106 of 216, sits on land missing from the public lands database, which usually means private property: look from the road unless the owner says otherwise. Each town page has the land manager, monthly weather and the nearest open town.

BLM 88
National Forest 10
National Park Service 3
Other federal 1
State 1
Tribal 2
Military, DOE 5
Private or unlisted 106

Each dot is a ghost town, colored by who manages the land at its location. Labels mark the most searched. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.