Hunter
Ghost town · White Pine County, Nevada

Hunter is a ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada. It is one of 53 former communities in White Pine County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hunter as a historical populated place on the Telegraph Peak 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 39.6435° N, 114.9886° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Telegraph Peak |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | McGill, NV |
| Distance to it | 20.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 854706 |
| Coordinates | 39.64355, -114.98864 |
What's there now
Hunter is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McGill, NV (population 1,043), about 20.1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Melvinghost town · White Pine County · 10.7 mi
- Eganghost town · White Pine County · 15.3 mi
- Kentghost town · White Pine County · 17.2 mi
- Ruby Hillghost town · White Pine County · 18.9 mi
- Centervilleghost town · White Pine County · 21.4 mi
- Siegelghost town · White Pine County · 21.5 mi
- Aurumghost town · White Pine County · 21.9 mi
- Muncyghost town · White Pine County · 23.4 mi
- Sunshine Campghost town · White Pine County · 25.7 mi
- Stonehouseghost town · White Pine County · 25.7 mi
- Veteranghost town · White Pine County · 26.1 mi
- Kimberlyghost town · White Pine County · 26.4 mi
Questions
Where is Hunter?
Hunter is in White Pine County, Nevada, at 39.6435, -114.9886.
How many ghost towns are in White Pine County?
White Pine County, Nevada has 53 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
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.