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Downeyville

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

Paradise Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500)
Paradise Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Downeyville 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 Downeyville as a historical populated place on the Downeyville 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 38.9108° N, 117.8990° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDowneyville
Elevation4,828 ft
Nearest living townGabbs, NV
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID859549
Coordinates38.91076, -117.89900

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What's there now

Downeyville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gabbs, NV (population 158), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,828 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 Downeyville?

Downeyville is in Nye County, Nevada, at 38.9108, -117.8990.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

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

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