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Nevada Station

Ghost town · Lyon County, Nevada

Silver Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Silver Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nevada Station is a ghost town in Lyon County, Nevada. It is one of 23 former communities in Lyon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nevada Station as a historical populated place on the Silver Springs North 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 39.4116° N, 119.2379° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSilver Springs North
Elevation4,209 ft
Nearest living townSilver Springs, NV
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID857321
Coordinates39.41158, -119.23794

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What's there now

Nevada Station is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Silver Springs, NV (population 5,523), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,209 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 Station?

Nevada Station is in Lyon County, Nevada, at 39.4116, -119.2379.

How many ghost towns are in Lyon County?

Lyon County, Nevada has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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