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Hillegas

Ghost town · Clark County, Nevada

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

Hillegas 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 Hillegas as a historical populated place on the Las Vegas NE 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 36.1536° N, 115.0214° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLas Vegas NE
Elevation1,834 ft
Nearest living townSunrise Manor, NV
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID846685
Coordinates36.15358, -115.02139

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What's there now

Hillegas is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sunrise Manor, NV (population 199,099), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,834 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 Hillegas?

Hillegas is in Clark County, Nevada, at 36.1536, -115.0214.

How many ghost towns are in Clark County?

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

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