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Ione

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

Ione quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500)
Ione quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ione is a ghost town in Nye County, Nevada. It is one of 109 former communities in Nye County on the federal names register. No county in Nevada has more among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ione 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 38.9483° N, 117.5875° W.

Key facts

Elevation6,748 ft
Nearest living townGabbs, NV
Distance to it19.5 miles
Coordinates38.94830, -117.58750

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What's there now

Ione is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gabbs, NV (population 158), about 19.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,748 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Sign at the west entrance to Ione, Nevada
Sign at the west entrance to Ione, Nevada · Famartin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions

Where is Ione?

Ione is in Nye County, Nevada, at 38.9483, -117.5875.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

Nye County, Nevada has 109 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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