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Nevada Hills

Ghost town · Churchill County, Nevada

Bell Canyon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Bell Canyon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nevada Hills is a ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada. It is one of 32 former communities in Churchill County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nevada Hills as a historical populated place on the Bell Canyon 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 39.2469° N, 118.1993° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBell Canyon
Elevation4,894 ft
Nearest living townFallon Station, NV
Distance to it30 miles
GNIS feature ID852696
Coordinates39.24687, -118.19930

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What's there now

Nevada Hills is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fallon Station, NV (population 1,250), about 30 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,894 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 Nevada Hills?

Nevada Hills is in Churchill County, Nevada, at 39.2469, -118.1993.

How many ghost towns are in Churchill County?

Churchill County, Nevada has 32 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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