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Browns Station

Ghost town · Pershing County, Nevada

Toulon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Toulon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Browns Station 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 Browns Station as a historical populated place on the Toulon Peak 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 40.0171° N, 118.6785° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleToulon Peak
Elevation3,982 ft
Nearest living townLovelock, NV
Distance to it15.4 miles
GNIS feature ID854815
Coordinates40.01713, -118.67849

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What's there now

Browns Station is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lovelock, NV (population 1,611), about 15.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,982 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 Browns Station?

Browns Station is in Pershing County, Nevada, at 40.0171, -118.6785.

How many ghost towns are in Pershing County?

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

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