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Central

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

Manhattan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Manhattan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Central 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 Central as a historical populated place on the Manhattan 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 38.5397° N, 117.1095° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleManhattan
Elevation6,574 ft
Nearest living townTonopah, NV
Distance to it32.2 miles
GNIS feature ID854835
Coordinates38.53966, -117.10953

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What's there now

Central is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tonopah, NV (population 1,938), about 32.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,574 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 Central?

Central is in Nye County, Nevada, at 38.5397, -117.1095.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

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

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