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Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

Bullfrog quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500)
Bullfrog quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Original 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 Original as a historical populated place on the Bullfrog Mountain 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 36.8991° N, 116.8812° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBullfrog Mountain
Elevation3,999 ft
Nearest living townBeatty, NV
Distance to it11 miles
GNIS feature ID851850
Coordinates36.89911, -116.88117

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What's there now

Original is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Beatty, NV (population 637), about 11 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,999 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 Original?

Original is in Nye County, Nevada, at 36.8991, -116.8812.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

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

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