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Barcelona

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

Jefferson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Jefferson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Barcelona is a ghost town in Nye County, Nevada. It is one of 109 former communities in Nye County on the federal names register. No county in Nevada has more among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Barcelona as a historical populated place on the Jefferson topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.6485° N, 116.9604° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJefferson
Elevation8,938 ft
Nearest living townKingston, NV
Distance to it39.2 miles
GNIS feature ID846845
Coordinates38.64854, -116.96036

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What's there now

Barcelona is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kingston, NV (population 119), about 39.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 8,938 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Barcelona?

Barcelona is in Nye County, Nevada, at 38.6485, -116.9604.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

Nye County, Nevada has 109 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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