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Gold Point

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

Currant Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Currant Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gold Point 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.

Gold Point was established in 1868, in the Civil War era.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gold Point as a historical populated place on the Currant Summit 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 38.8183° N, 115.3481° W.

Key facts

Founded1868
USGS quadrangleCurrant Summit
Elevation6,260 ft
Nearest living townPreston, NV
Distance to it16.7 miles
GNIS feature ID848320
Coordinates38.81827, -115.34808

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What's there now

Gold Point is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Preston, NV (population 209), about 16.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,260 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Buildings in the center of the ghost town of Gold Point, Nevada, looking north
Buildings in the center of the ghost town of Gold Point, Nevada, looking north · Finetooth / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Gold Point?

Gold Point is in Nye County, Nevada, at 38.8183, -115.3481.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

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

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