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Camp Duncan

Ghost town · Clark County, Nevada

Nelson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Nelson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Camp Duncan is a ghost town in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of 49 former communities in Clark County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Camp Duncan as a historical populated place on the Nelson 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 35.7042° N, 114.8050° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNelson
Elevation2,513 ft
Nearest living townNelson, NV
Distance to it1.8 miles
GNIS feature ID846648
Coordinates35.70415, -114.80498

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What's there now

Camp Duncan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nelson, NV (population 29), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,513 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 Camp Duncan?

Camp Duncan is in Clark County, Nevada, at 35.7042, -114.8050.

How many ghost towns are in Clark County?

Clark County, Nevada has 49 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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