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Hill

Ghost town · Churchill County, Nevada

Carson Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Carson Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hill is a ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada. It is one of 32 former communities in Churchill County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hill as a historical populated place on the Grimes Point 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 39.4021° N, 118.6629° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGrimes Point
Elevation3,927 ft
Nearest living townFallon Station, NV
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID858392
Coordinates39.40214, -118.66292

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What's there now

Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fallon Station, NV (population 1,250), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,927 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 Hill?

Hill is in Churchill County, Nevada, at 39.4021, -118.6629.

How many ghost towns are in Churchill County?

Churchill County, Nevada has 32 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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