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Barrett

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

North Shoshone Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
North Shoshone Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Barrett 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 Barrett as a historical populated place on the Barrett 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 39.0533° N, 117.4251° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBarrett Canyon
Elevation6,475 ft
Nearest living townKingston, NV
Distance to it22 miles
GNIS feature ID846975
Coordinates39.05326, -117.42510

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What's there now

Barrett is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kingston, NV (population 119), about 22 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,475 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 Barrett?

Barrett is in Nye County, Nevada, at 39.0533, -117.4251.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

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

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