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Goldbud

Ghost town · Pershing County, Nevada

Sulphur quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1981, 1:24,000)
Sulphur quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1981, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Goldbud is a ghost town in Pershing County, Nevada. It is one of 36 former communities in Pershing County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Goldbud as a historical populated place on the Sulphur 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 40.7921° N, 118.6715° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSulphur
Elevation4,751 ft
Nearest living townImlay, NV
Distance to it29.1 miles
GNIS feature ID846109
Coordinates40.79212, -118.67155

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What's there now

Goldbud is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Imlay, NV (population 121), about 29.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,751 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 Goldbud?

Goldbud is in Pershing County, Nevada, at 40.7921, -118.6715.

How many ghost towns are in Pershing County?

Pershing County, Nevada has 36 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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