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Lander

Ghost town · Lander County, Nevada

Crescent Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:62,500)
Crescent Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lander is a ghost town in Lander County, Nevada. It is one of 40 former communities in Lander County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lander as a historical populated place on the Tenabo 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 40.3330° N, 116.7065° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTenabo
Elevation5,349 ft
Nearest living townCrescent Valley, NV
Distance to it9.1 miles
GNIS feature ID847387
Coordinates40.33297, -116.70648

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What's there now

Lander is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crescent Valley, NV (population 630), about 9.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,349 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 Lander?

Lander is in Lander County, Nevada, at 40.3330, -116.7065.

How many ghost towns are in Lander County?

Lander County, Nevada has 40 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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