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Bley

Ghost town · Mineral County, Nevada

Benton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500)
Benton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bley is a ghost town in Mineral County, Nevada. It is one of 34 former communities in Mineral County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bley as a historical populated place on the Mount Montgomery 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 37.9888° N, 118.3110° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMount Montgomery
Elevation6,949 ft
Nearest living townBenton, CA
Distance to it15 miles
GNIS feature ID857562
Coordinates37.98882, -118.31095

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What's there now

Bley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Benton, CA (population 368), about 15 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,949 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 Bley?

Bley is in Mineral County, Nevada, at 37.9888, -118.3110.

How many ghost towns are in Mineral County?

Mineral County, Nevada has 34 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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