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Huntington

Ghost town · Elko County, Nevada

Jiggs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500)
Jiggs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Huntington 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 Huntington as a historical populated place on the Frost Creek 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 40.2763° N, 115.6759° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFrost Creek
Elevation5,879 ft
Nearest living townSpring Creek, NV
Distance to it32.6 miles
GNIS feature ID850845
Coordinates40.27632, -115.67589

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What's there now

Huntington is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Spring Creek, NV (population 14,967), about 32.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,879 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 Huntington?

Huntington is in Elko County, Nevada, at 40.2763, -115.6759.

How many ghost towns are in Elko County?

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

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