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Candelaria

Ghost town · Mineral County, Nevada

Candelaria quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Candelaria quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Candelaria 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 Candelaria as a historical populated place on the Candelaria 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 38.1588° N, 118.0893° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCandelaria
Elevation5,694 ft
Nearest living townMina, NV
Distance to it16 miles
GNIS feature ID857457
Coordinates38.15882, -118.08928

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What's there now

Candelaria is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mina, NV (population 123), about 16 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,694 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Candelaria, Nevada 1880s
Candelaria, Nevada 1880s · Unknown photographer / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Candelaria?

Candelaria is in Mineral County, Nevada, at 38.1588, -118.0893.

How many ghost towns are in Mineral County?

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

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