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Indian Springs

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

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

Indian Springs 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.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Indian Springs as a historical populated place on the Peavine Ranch 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 38.5397° N, 117.2590° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePeavine Ranch
Elevation5,735 ft
Nearest living townTonopah, NV
Distance to it31.7 miles
GNIS feature ID848200
Coordinates38.53965, -117.25898

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What's there now

Indian Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tonopah, NV (population 1,938), about 31.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,735 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 Indian Springs?

Indian Springs is in Nye County, Nevada, at 38.5397, -117.2590.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

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

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