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Adelaide

Ghost town · Humboldt County, Nevada

Winnemucca quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Winnemucca quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Adelaide is a ghost town in Humboldt County, Nevada. It is one of 24 former communities in Humboldt County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Adelaide as a historical populated place on the Adelaide 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 40.8166° N, 117.5257° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAdelaide
Elevation5,708 ft
Nearest living townGolconda, NV
Distance to it9.5 miles
GNIS feature ID848206
Coordinates40.81657, -117.52568

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What's there now

Adelaide is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Golconda, NV (population 228), about 9.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,708 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 Adelaide?

Adelaide is in Humboldt County, Nevada, at 40.8166, -117.5257.

How many ghost towns are in Humboldt County?

Humboldt County, Nevada has 24 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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