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Fish Lake

Ghost town · Esmeralda County, Nevada

Rhyolite Ridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:62,500)
Rhyolite Ridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fish Lake 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 Fish Lake as a historical populated place on the Rhyolite Ridge SW 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 37.8719° N, 117.9495° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRhyolite Ridge SW
Nearest living townDyer, NV
Distance to it15.5 miles
GNIS feature ID858376
Coordinates37.87188, -117.94955

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What's there now

Fish Lake is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dyer, NV (population 303), about 15.5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Fish Lake?

Fish Lake is in Esmeralda County, Nevada, at 37.8719, -117.9495.

How many ghost towns are in Esmeralda County?

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

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