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Gold Creek

Ghost town · Elko County, Nevada

Mt. Velma quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Mt. Velma quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gold Creek is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada. It is one of 70 former communities in Elko County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gold Creek 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 41.7080° N, 115.7048° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townMountain City, NV
Distance to it16 miles
Coordinates41.70796, -115.70480

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What's there now

Gold Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mountain City, NV (population 13), about 16 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Historical plaque about Gold Creek, Nevada along Gold Creek Road (Elko County Route 749) about 5.9 miles north of Nevada State Route 225 (Mountain City Highway)
Historical plaque about Gold Creek, Nevada along Gold Creek Road (Elko County Route 749) about 5.9 miles north of Nevada State Route 225 (Mountain City Highway) · Famartin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions

Where is Gold Creek?

Gold Creek is in Elko County, Nevada, at 41.7080, -115.7048.

How many ghost towns are in Elko County?

Elko County, Nevada has 70 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.