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Jamestown

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

Cactus Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500)
Cactus Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jamestown 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 Jamestown as a historical populated place on the Civet Cat Cave 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 37.5411° N, 116.7837° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCivet Cat Cave
Elevation5,550 ft
Nearest living townGoldfield, NV
Distance to it27.5 miles
GNIS feature ID854696
Coordinates37.54105, -116.78367

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What's there now

Jamestown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Goldfield, NV (population 231), about 27.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,550 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 Jamestown?

Jamestown is in Nye County, Nevada, at 37.5411, -116.7837.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

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

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