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Midas

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

South Shoshone Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
South Shoshone Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Midas 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.

Midas was established in 1907, in the early 20th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Midas as a historical populated place on the South Shoshone Peak 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 39.0402° N, 117.6215° W.

Key facts

Founded1907
USGS quadrangleSouth Shoshone Peak
Nearest living townGabbs, NV
Distance to it20.7 miles
GNIS feature ID848183
Coordinates39.04020, -117.62149

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What's there now

Midas is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gabbs, NV (population 158), about 20.7 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

View south along Main Street about 2.4 miles north of the junction with Midas Road (Elko County Route 724) in Midas, Nevada
View south along Main Street about 2.4 miles north of the junction with Midas Road (Elko County Route 724) in Midas, Nevada · Famartin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions

Where is Midas?

Midas is in Nye County, Nevada, at 39.0402, -117.6215.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

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

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