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Jersey

Ghost town · Pershing County, Nevada

Mt. Moses quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500)
Mt. Moses quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jersey 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 Jersey as a historical populated place on the Mount Moses 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 40.1671° N, 117.4732° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMount Moses
Elevation4,864 ft
Nearest living townBattle Mountain, NV
Distance to it42.2 miles
GNIS feature ID847124
Coordinates40.16714, -117.47317

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What's there now

Jersey is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Battle Mountain, NV (population 3,957), about 42.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,864 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 Jersey?

Jersey is in Pershing County, Nevada, at 40.1671, -117.4732.

How many ghost towns are in Pershing County?

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

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