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Garnet

Ghost town · Clark County, Nevada

Dry Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500)
Dry Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Garnet is a ghost town in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of 49 former communities in Clark County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Garnet as a historical populated place: 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 36.3886° N, 114.8711° W.

Key facts

Elevation2,222 ft
Nearest living townNorth Las Vegas, NV
Distance to it13.9 miles
Coordinates36.38858, -114.87111

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What's there now

Garnet is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is North Las Vegas, NV (population 270,773), about 13.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,222 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 Garnet?

Garnet is in Clark County, Nevada, at 36.3886, -114.8711.

How many ghost towns are in Clark County?

Clark County, Nevada has 49 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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