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Marshland

Ghost town · Lyon County, Nevada

Silver Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Silver Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Marshland is a ghost town in Lyon County, Nevada. It is one of 23 former communities in Lyon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Marshland as a historical populated place on the Silver Springs South 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 39.3027° N, 119.2482° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSilver Springs South
Nearest living townSilver Springs, NV
Distance to it5.9 miles
GNIS feature ID853509
Coordinates39.30270, -119.24821

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What's there now

Marshland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Silver Springs, NV (population 5,523), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Marshland?

Marshland is in Lyon County, Nevada, at 39.3027, -119.2482.

How many ghost towns are in Lyon County?

Lyon County, Nevada has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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