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Mineral Hill

Ghost town · Eureka County, Nevada

Mineral Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:62,500)
Mineral Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mineral Hill is a ghost town in Eureka County, Nevada. It is one of 17 former communities in Eureka County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mineral Hill 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 40.1600° N, 116.0969° W.

Key facts

Elevation6,368 ft
Nearest living townCrescent Valley, NV
Distance to it30.9 miles
Coordinates40.16000, -116.09694

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What's there now

Mineral Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crescent Valley, NV (population 630), about 30.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,368 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 Mineral Hill?

Mineral Hill is in Eureka County, Nevada, at 40.1600, -116.0969.

How many ghost towns are in Eureka County?

Eureka County, Nevada has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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