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Fairlawn

Ghost town · Elko County, Nevada

Midas quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Midas quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fairlawn is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada. It is one of 70 former communities in Elko County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fairlawn as a historical populated place on the Midas 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 41.1721° N, 116.7759° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMidas
Elevation5,158 ft
Nearest living townBattle Mountain, NV
Distance to it38.6 miles
GNIS feature ID852076
Coordinates41.17213, -116.77594

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What's there now

Fairlawn is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Battle Mountain, NV (population 3,957), about 38.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,158 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 Fairlawn?

Fairlawn is in Elko County, Nevada, at 41.1721, -116.7759.

How many ghost towns are in Elko County?

Elko County, Nevada has 70 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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