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Gold Center

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

Bullfrog quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500)
Bullfrog quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gold Center is a ghost town in Nye County, Nevada, recorded as human settlement in Nevada, United States of America. It is one of 109 former communities in Nye County on the federal names register. No county in Nevada has more among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gold Center 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 36.8683° N, 116.7670° W.

Key facts

Elevation3,139 ft
Nearest living townBeatty, NV
Distance to it9.2 miles
Coordinates36.86830, -116.76700

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What's there now

Gold Center is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Beatty, NV (population 637), about 9.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,139 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 Gold Center?

Gold Center is in Nye County, Nevada, at 36.8683, -116.7670.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

Nye County, Nevada has 109 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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