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Queen City

Ghost town · Humboldt County, Nevada

Spring City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000)
Spring City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Queen City is a ghost town in Humboldt County, Nevada. It is one of 24 former communities in Humboldt County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Queen City as a historical populated place on the Spring City 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 41.5307° N, 117.4218° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpring City
Elevation4,654 ft
Nearest living townParadise Valley, NV
Distance to it7.2 miles
GNIS feature ID858423
Coordinates41.53073, -117.42179

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What's there now

Queen City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Paradise Valley, NV (population 208), about 7.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,654 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 Queen City?

Queen City is in Humboldt County, Nevada, at 41.5307, -117.4218.

How many ghost towns are in Humboldt County?

Humboldt County, Nevada has 24 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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