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Liberty

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

San Antonio Ranch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:62,500)
San Antonio Ranch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Liberty 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 Liberty as a historical populated place on the Liberty Springs 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 38.3063° N, 117.2948° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLiberty Springs
Elevation5,941 ft
Nearest living townTonopah, NV
Distance to it16 miles
GNIS feature ID853064
Coordinates38.30632, -117.29481

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What's there now

Liberty is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tonopah, NV (population 1,938), about 16 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,941 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 Liberty?

Liberty is in Nye County, Nevada, at 38.3063, -117.2948.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

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

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