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Corn Creek

Ghost town · Clark County, Nevada

Corn Creek Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500)
Corn Creek Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Corn Creek 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 Corn Creek as a historical populated place on the Corn Creek Springs NW 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 36.4208° N, 115.3817° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCorn Creek Springs NW
Elevation2,850 ft
Nearest living townLas Vegas, NV
Distance to it14.5 miles
GNIS feature ID851427
Coordinates36.42080, -115.38168

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What's there now

Corn Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Las Vegas, NV (population 650,873), about 14.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,850 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 Corn Creek?

Corn Creek is in Clark County, Nevada, at 36.4208, -115.3817.

How many ghost towns are in Clark County?

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

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