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Taft

Ghost town · White Pine County, Nevada

Yelland Dry Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1986, 1:24,000)
Yelland Dry Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1986, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Taft 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 Taft as a historical populated place on the Yelland Dry Lake 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 39.3324° N, 114.4870° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleYelland Dry Lake
Elevation5,676 ft
Nearest living townMcGill, NV
Distance to it16.2 miles
GNIS feature ID850919
Coordinates39.33244, -114.48695

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What's there now

Taft is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McGill, NV (population 1,043), about 16.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,676 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 Taft?

Taft is in White Pine County, Nevada, at 39.3324, -114.4870.

How many ghost towns are in White Pine County?

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

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