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Buckley Camp

Ghost town · Mineral County, Nevada

Hawthorne quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Hawthorne quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Buckley Camp 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 Buckley Camp as a historical populated place on the Ryan Canyon 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 38.7341° N, 118.5349° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRyan Canyon
Elevation5,396 ft
Nearest living townWalker Lake, NV
Distance to it13.4 miles
GNIS feature ID847914
Coordinates38.73409, -118.53485

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What's there now

Buckley Camp is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Walker Lake, NV (population 402), about 13.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,396 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 Buckley Camp?

Buckley Camp is in Mineral County, Nevada, at 38.7341, -118.5349.

How many ghost towns are in Mineral County?

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

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