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Bovard

Ghost town · Mineral County, Nevada

Poinsettia Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000)
Poinsettia Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bovard is a ghost town in Mineral County, Nevada. It is one of 34 former communities in Mineral County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bovard as a historical populated place on the Poinsettia Spring 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 38.7908° N, 118.3626° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePoinsettia Spring
Elevation4,923 ft
Nearest living townHawthorne, NV
Distance to it23.2 miles
GNIS feature ID847899
Coordinates38.79075, -118.36263

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What's there now

Bovard is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hawthorne, NV (population 2,876), about 23.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,923 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 Bovard?

Bovard is in Mineral County, Nevada, at 38.7908, -118.3626.

How many ghost towns are in Mineral County?

Mineral County, Nevada has 34 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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