Osceola Ghost Town

White Pine County, Nevada39.0906, -114.3856

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Bristlecone Field Office · Open to visitors

Nearest town
29 miEly, NV
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
36 miKimberly
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Osceola is a ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada.

On the map

20 mi40 miElyMcGillOsceola
  • BLM
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Osceola. 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 Ely, NV, about 29 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is St. George, UT, 146 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Kimberly36 mi west
  2. Veteran37 mi west
  3. Cave Valley38 mi southwest
  4. Tungstonia41 mi north
  5. Aurum44 mi north
  6. Pleasant Valley44 mi north
  7. Regan49 mi north
  8. Goshute58 mi north

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: Bristlecone Field Office

PAD-US places this spot on Bristlecone 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.

Weather by month

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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 October, judging by NOAA normals from Great Basin Np. Snow is normal from October to April.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Great Basin Np station (USC00263340), 11 miles away. About 14.3 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationWhite Pine County, Nevada
Coordinates39.09056, -114.38556
Also known asOsceola, Nevada, Osceola, NV
SourcesWikidata Q7106357 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Osceola ghost town?

In White Pine County, Nevada, at 39.0906, -114.3856. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Ely, NV, about 29 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is St. George, UT, 146 miles away.

Can you visit Osceola?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Bristlecone 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.

When is the best time to visit Osceola?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Great Basin Np. Snow is normal from October to April.

Are there other ghost towns near Osceola?

Yes. Kimberly (36 mi), Veteran (37 mi), Cave Valley (38 mi).

More ghost towns in Nevada

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