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Willowtown

Ghost town · Churchill County, Nevada

Fallon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Fallon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Willowtown is a ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada. It is one of 32 former communities in Churchill County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Willowtown as a historical populated place on the Sheckler Reservoir 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 39.4916° N, 118.9713° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSheckler Reservoir
Elevation4,025 ft
Nearest living townFallon, NV
Distance to it10.4 miles
GNIS feature ID858585
Coordinates39.49158, -118.97127

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What's there now

Willowtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fallon, NV (population 9,371), about 10.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,025 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 Willowtown?

Willowtown is in Churchill County, Nevada, at 39.4916, -118.9713.

How many ghost towns are in Churchill County?

Churchill County, Nevada has 32 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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