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Fish Lake Valley

Ghost town · Esmeralda County, Nevada

Mt. Barcroft quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500)
Mt. Barcroft quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fish Lake Valley 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 Valley 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 37.6947° N, 118.0780° W.

Key facts

Elevation4,820 ft
Nearest living townDyer, NV
Distance to it3.8 miles
Coordinates37.69470, -118.07800

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What's there now

Fish Lake Valley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dyer, NV (population 303), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,820 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 Fish Lake Valley?

Fish Lake Valley is in Esmeralda County, Nevada, at 37.6947, -118.0780.

How many ghost towns are in Esmeralda County?

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

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