Eagleville Ghost Town

Churchill County, Nevada39.1499, -118.3010

Can you visit?

Closed federal land

Target B-17 · No public entry

Nearest town
29 miFallon Station, NV
Mild months
Apr–Oct5 of 12
Next ghost town
8.9 miEagleville
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Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Eagleville. No free-licensed photo yet.

Eagleville is a ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada.

On the map

20 mi40 miFallonFallon StationEagleville
  • BLM
  • Military, DOE
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Eagleville. 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 Fallon Station, NV, about 29 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Carson City, NV, 77 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Eagleville8.9 mi south
  2. Frenchman9.1 mi north
  3. Fairview9.8 mi northeast
  4. Rawhide10 mi southwest
  5. Broken Hills17 mi southeast
  6. Quartz Mountain19 mi east
  7. Salt Wells22 mi northwest
  8. Wonder24 mi northeast

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

Who owns the land

Military or DOE land: Target B-17

This spot falls inside Target B-17, land held by the U.S. Department of Defense. Sites like this are usually closed to the public. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Stillwater Field Office. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

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.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°4616Jan5121Feb5923Mar6428Apr7336May8342Jun9350Jul9148Aug8238Sep6928Oct5620Nov4415DecJan: 0.5 inFeb: 0.5 inMar: 0.4 inApr: 0.6 inMay: 1.0 inJun: 0.5 inJul: 0.2 inAug: 0.3 inSep: 0.2 inOct: 0.6 inNov: 0.5 inDec: 0.6 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to June, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Middlegate-Clifford. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from December to January.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Middlegate-Clifford station (USC00265132), 18 miles away. About 5.9 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationChurchill County, Nevada
Coordinates39.14992, -118.30096
Also known asEagleville, Churchill County, Nevada
SourcesWikidata Q54959599 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Eagleville ghost town?

In Churchill County, Nevada, at 39.1499, -118.3010. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Fallon Station, NV, about 29 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Carson City, NV, 77 miles away.

Can you visit Eagleville?

Closed federal land. This spot falls inside Target B-17, land held by the U.S. Department of Defense. Sites like this are usually closed to the public. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Stillwater Field Office. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Eagleville?

Mild months here run April to June, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Middlegate-Clifford. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from December to January.

Are there other ghost towns near Eagleville?

Yes. Eagleville (8.9 mi), Frenchman (9.1 mi), Fairview (9.8 mi), Rawhide (10 mi).

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