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Ophir

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

South Toiyabe Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1979, 1:24,000)
South Toiyabe Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1979, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ophir 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 Ophir as a historical populated place on the South Toiyabe 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 38.9472° N, 117.2740° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSouth Toiyabe Peak
Nearest living townKingston, NV
Distance to it21.3 miles
GNIS feature ID860839
Coordinates38.94715, -117.27398

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What's there now

Ophir is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kingston, NV (population 119), about 21.3 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Ophir?

Ophir is in Nye County, Nevada, at 38.9472, -117.2740.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

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

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