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Menken

Ghost town · White Pine County, Nevada

Treasure Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:62,500)
Treasure Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Menken is a ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada. It is one of 53 former communities in White Pine County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Menken as a historical populated place on the Treasure Hill 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 39.2083° N, 115.4864° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTreasure Hill
Elevation7,784 ft
Nearest living townRuth, NV
Distance to it27 miles
GNIS feature ID853270
Coordinates39.20827, -115.48642

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What's there now

Menken is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ruth, NV (population 266), about 27 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,784 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 Menken?

Menken is in White Pine County, Nevada, at 39.2083, -115.4864.

How many ghost towns are in White Pine County?

White Pine County, Nevada has 53 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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