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Junction City

Ghost town · Clark County, Nevada

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

Junction City 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 Junction City as a historical populated place on the Boulder Beach 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 36.0433° N, 114.7953° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBoulder Beach
Elevation1,120 ft
Nearest living townHenderson, NV
Distance to it13.2 miles
GNIS feature ID847138
Coordinates36.04331, -114.79526

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What's there now

Junction City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Henderson, NV (population 324,523), about 13.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,120 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 Junction City?

Junction City is in Clark County, Nevada, at 36.0433, -114.7953.

How many ghost towns are in Clark County?

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

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