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Esmeralda

Ghost town · Mineral County, Nevada

Aurora quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Aurora quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Esmeralda 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 Esmeralda as a historical populated place on the Aurora 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 38.2866° N, 118.8815° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAurora
Elevation7,351 ft
Nearest living townBridgeport, CA
Distance to it18 miles
GNIS feature ID852722
Coordinates38.28659, -118.88153

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What's there now

Esmeralda is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bridgeport, CA (population 374), about 18 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,351 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 Esmeralda?

Esmeralda is in Mineral County, Nevada, at 38.2866, -118.8815.

How many ghost towns are in Mineral County?

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

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