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Hesse Camp

Ghost town · Clark County, Nevada

Hoover Dam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500)
Hoover Dam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hesse Camp is a ghost town in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of 49 former communities in Clark County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hesse Camp as a historical populated place on the Hoover Dam 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 36.0989° N, 114.7478° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHoover Dam
Elevation1,081 ft
Nearest living townWhitney, NV
Distance to it16.2 miles
GNIS feature ID851442
Coordinates36.09887, -114.74776

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What's there now

Hesse Camp is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Whitney, NV (population 46,268), about 16.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,081 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 Hesse Camp?

Hesse Camp is in Clark County, Nevada, at 36.0989, -114.7478.

How many ghost towns are in Clark County?

Clark County, Nevada has 49 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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