Cornucopia Ghost Town

Elko County, Nevada41.8794, -116.5086

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Tuscarora Field Office · Open to visitors

Nearest town
78 miOsino, NV
Next ghost town
19 miWhite Rock
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Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Cornucopia. No free-licensed photo yet.

Cornucopia, in Elko County, Nevada, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miCornucopia
  • BLM
  • National Forest
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Cornucopia. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Osino, NV, about 78 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Twin Falls, ID, 115 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. White Rock19 mi southeast
  2. Fairlawn21 mi southeast
  3. Rio Tinto28 mi east
  4. Patsville29 mi east
  5. Jack Creek34 mi southeast
  6. Arthur39 mi south
  7. Rowland43 mi east
  8. Gold Creek43 mi east

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

BLM land: Tuscarora Field Office

PAD-US places this spot on Tuscarora Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Facts

LocationElko County, Nevada
Coordinates41.87944, -116.50861
SourcesWikidata Q108760500 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Cornucopia ghost town?

In Elko County, Nevada, at 41.8794, -116.5086. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Osino, NV, about 78 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Twin Falls, ID, 115 miles away.

Can you visit Cornucopia?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Tuscarora Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

Are there other ghost towns near Cornucopia?

Yes. White Rock (19 mi), Fairlawn (21 mi), Rio Tinto (28 mi), Patsville (29 mi).

More ghost towns in Nevada

All 216 ghost towns in Nevada · Ghost towns near Elko