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Upper Town

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

Hobble Canyon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Hobble Canyon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Upper Town 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 Upper Town as a historical populated place on the Hobble Canyon 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 38.5210° N, 116.3634° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHobble Canyon
Elevation5,636 ft
Nearest living townTonopah, NV
Distance to it55.7 miles
GNIS feature ID846394
Coordinates38.52104, -116.36339

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What's there now

Upper Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tonopah, NV (population 1,938), about 55.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,636 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 Upper Town?

Upper Town is in Nye County, Nevada, at 38.5210, -116.3634.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

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

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