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Keystone

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

Flagstaff Mtn. quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Flagstaff Mtn. quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Keystone 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 Keystone as a historical populated place on the Flagstaff Mountain 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 38.4449° N, 116.3834° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFlagstaff Mountain
Elevation6,306 ft
Nearest living townTonopah, NV
Distance to it52.1 miles
GNIS feature ID856057
Coordinates38.44493, -116.38339

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What's there now

Keystone is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tonopah, NV (population 1,938), about 52.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,306 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 Keystone?

Keystone is in Nye County, Nevada, at 38.4449, -116.3834.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

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

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