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Cambridge

Ghost town · Lyon County, Nevada

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

Cambridge is a ghost town in Lyon County, Nevada. It is one of 23 former communities in Lyon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cambridge as a historical populated place on the Pine Grove 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 38.6882° N, 119.0140° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePine Grove Spring
Elevation5,454 ft
Nearest living townWalker Lake, NV
Distance to it14.2 miles
GNIS feature ID848125
Coordinates38.68825, -119.01404

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What's there now

Cambridge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Walker Lake, NV (population 402), about 14.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,454 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 Cambridge?

Cambridge is in Lyon County, Nevada, at 38.6882, -119.0140.

How many ghost towns are in Lyon County?

Lyon County, Nevada has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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