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Leeland

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

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

Leeland 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 Leeland as a historical populated place on the Leeland 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 36.5861° N, 116.5862° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLeeland
Elevation2,391 ft
Nearest living townAmargosa Valley, NV
Distance to it6.4 miles
GNIS feature ID856067
Coordinates36.58606, -116.58616

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What's there now

Leeland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Amargosa Valley, NV (population 1,408), about 6.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,391 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 Leeland?

Leeland is in Nye County, Nevada, at 36.5861, -116.5862.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

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

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