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Lower Gold Hill

Ghost town · Storey County, Nevada

Virginia City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500)
Virginia City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lower Gold Hill is a ghost town in Storey County, Nevada. It is one of 6 former communities in Storey County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lower Gold Hill as a historical populated place on the Virginia City 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 39.2749° N, 119.6538° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleVirginia City
Elevation5,437 ft
Nearest living townSilver City, NV
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID848483
Coordinates39.27491, -119.65379

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What's there now

Lower Gold Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Silver City, NV (population 111), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,437 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 Lower Gold Hill?

Lower Gold Hill is in Storey County, Nevada, at 39.2749, -119.6538.

How many ghost towns are in Storey County?

Storey County, Nevada has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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