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Bonnie Briar

Ghost town · Pershing County, Nevada

Dun Glen quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500)
Dun Glen quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bonnie Briar is a ghost town in Pershing County, Nevada. It is one of 36 former communities in Pershing County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bonnie Briar as a historical populated place on the Natchez Pass 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 40.6891° N, 117.8643° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNatchez Pass
Elevation5,447 ft
Nearest living townGrass Valley, NV
Distance to it9.2 miles
GNIS feature ID848231
Coordinates40.68907, -117.86430

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What's there now

Bonnie Briar is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Grass Valley, NV (population 1,216), about 9.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,447 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 Bonnie Briar?

Bonnie Briar is in Pershing County, Nevada, at 40.6891, -117.8643.

How many ghost towns are in Pershing County?

Pershing County, Nevada has 36 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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