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Fillmore

Ghost town · Churchill County, Nevada

Desert Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Desert Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fillmore is a ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada. It is one of 32 former communities in Churchill County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fillmore as a historical populated place on the Desert Peak 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 39.8119° N, 118.9960° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDesert Peak
Elevation4,218 ft
Nearest living townNixon, NV
Distance to it19.3 miles
GNIS feature ID858452
Coordinates39.81185, -118.99600

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What's there now

Fillmore is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nixon, NV (population 313), about 19.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,218 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 Fillmore?

Fillmore is in Churchill County, Nevada, at 39.8119, -118.9960.

How many ghost towns are in Churchill County?

Churchill County, Nevada has 32 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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