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Patterson

Ghost town · Lincoln County, Nevada

Milk Ranch Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1978, 1:24,000)
Milk Ranch Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1978, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Patterson is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Nevada. It is one of 36 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Patterson as a historical populated place on the Milk Ranch Spring 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 38.5980° N, 114.6933° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMilk Ranch Spring
Elevation6,578 ft
Nearest living townLund, NV
Distance to it25.1 miles
GNIS feature ID854774
Coordinates38.59801, -114.69334

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What's there now

Patterson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lund, NV (population 99), about 25.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,578 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 Patterson?

Patterson is in Lincoln County, Nevada, at 38.5980, -114.6933.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County, Nevada has 36 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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