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Kinkaid

Ghost town · Mineral County, Nevada

Kinkaid quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1979, 1:24,000)
Kinkaid quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1979, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kinkaid is a ghost town in Mineral County, Nevada. It is one of 34 former communities in Mineral County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kinkaid as a historical populated place: 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 38.5450° N, 118.3947° W.

Key facts

Elevation4,436 ft
Nearest living townHawthorne, NV
Distance to it12.6 miles
Coordinates38.54500, -118.39472

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What's there now

Kinkaid is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hawthorne, NV (population 2,876), about 12.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,436 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 Kinkaid?

Kinkaid is in Mineral County, Nevada, at 38.5450, -118.3947.

How many ghost towns are in Mineral County?

Mineral County, Nevada has 34 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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