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Kershaw

Ghost town · Lincoln County, Nevada

Caliente quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Caliente quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kershaw is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Nevada. It is one of 36 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kershaw as a historical populated place on the Caliente 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 37.5897° N, 114.5205° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCaliente
Elevation4,509 ft
Nearest living townCaliente, NV
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID851252
Coordinates37.58969, -114.52055

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What's there now

Kershaw is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Caliente, NV (population 613), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,509 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 Kershaw?

Kershaw is in Lincoln County, Nevada, at 37.5897, -114.5205.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County, Nevada has 36 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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