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Hot Springs

Ghost town · Washoe County, Nevada

Hualapai Flat South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000)
Hualapai Flat South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hot Springs is a ghost town in Washoe County, Nevada, recorded as human settlement in Nevada, United States of America. It is one of 25 former communities in Washoe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hot Springs as a historical populated place on the Hualapai Flat South 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 40.8605° N, 119.3330° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHualapai Flat South
Elevation4,018 ft
Nearest living townGerlach, NV
Distance to it14.9 miles
GNIS feature ID852827
Coordinates40.86046, -119.33296

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What's there now

Hot Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gerlach, NV (population 53), about 14.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,018 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 Hot Springs?

Hot Springs is in Washoe County, Nevada, at 40.8605, -119.3330.

How many ghost towns are in Washoe County?

Washoe County, Nevada has 25 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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