Wayfarrow

Stockville

Ghost town · White Pine County, Nevada

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

Stockville is a ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada. It is one of 53 former communities in White Pine County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stockville as a historical populated place on the Badger Hole 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 38.9283° N, 115.1659° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBadger Hole Spring
Elevation6,000 ft
Nearest living townPreston, NV
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID857842
Coordinates38.92827, -115.16585

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Stockville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Preston, NV (population 209), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,000 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Stockville?

Stockville is in White Pine County, Nevada, at 38.9283, -115.1659.

How many ghost towns are in White Pine County?

White Pine County, Nevada has 53 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.