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Carrara

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

Bare Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500)
Bare Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carrara is a ghost town in Nye County, Nevada, recorded as human settlement in Nevada, United States of America. 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 Carrara as a historical populated place on the Carrara 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 36.8008° N, 116.7123° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCarrara Canyon
Elevation2,880 ft
Nearest living townBeatty, NV
Distance to it13.5 miles
GNIS feature ID855985
Coordinates36.80078, -116.71228

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What's there now

Carrara is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Beatty, NV (population 637), about 13.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,880 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 Carrara?

Carrara is in Nye County, Nevada, at 36.8008, -116.7123.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

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

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