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Columbus

Ghost town · Esmeralda County, Nevada

Columbus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Columbus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Columbus is a ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada. It is one of 30 former communities in Esmeralda County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Columbus as a historical populated place: 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 38.1103° N, 118.0192° W.

Key facts

Elevation4,556 ft
Nearest living townMina, NV
Distance to it20 miles
Coordinates38.11028, -118.01917

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What's there now

Columbus is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mina, NV (population 123), about 20 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,556 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Columbus Nevada, 1870s
Columbus Nevada, 1870s · Unknown photographer / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Columbus?

Columbus is in Esmeralda County, Nevada, at 38.1103, -118.0192.

How many ghost towns are in Esmeralda County?

Esmeralda County, Nevada has 30 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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