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Elbow Stage Station

Ghost town · Lyon County, Nevada

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

Elbow Stage Station is a ghost town in Lyon County, Nevada. It is one of 23 former communities in Lyon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Elbow Stage Station as a historical populated place on the The Elbow 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 38.4249° N, 119.0218° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleThe Elbow
Elevation5,786 ft
Nearest living townBridgeport, CA
Distance to it15.6 miles
GNIS feature ID864212
Coordinates38.42492, -119.02181

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What's there now

Elbow Stage Station is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bridgeport, CA (population 374), about 15.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,786 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 Elbow Stage Station?

Elbow Stage Station is in Lyon County, Nevada, at 38.4249, -119.0218.

How many ghost towns are in Lyon County?

Lyon County, Nevada has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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