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White River

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

Moorman Spring NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Moorman Spring NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

White River 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 White River as a historical populated place on the Hardy Springs 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 38.6277° N, 115.0481° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHardy Springs
Nearest living townLund, NV
Distance to it16.5 miles
GNIS feature ID863125
Coordinates38.62772, -115.04807

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What's there now

White River is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lund, NV (population 99), about 16.5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is White River?

White River is in Nye County, Nevada, at 38.6277, -115.0481.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

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

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