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Neptune City

Ghost town · Pershing County, Nevada

Eugene Mountains Area quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Eugene Mountains Area quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Neptune City is a ghost town in Pershing County, Nevada. It is one of 36 former communities in Pershing County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Neptune City as a historical populated place on the Mill 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 40.7055° N, 118.0160° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMill City
Elevation4,391 ft
Nearest living townImlay, NV
Distance to it7.5 miles
GNIS feature ID846344
Coordinates40.70546, -118.01597

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What's there now

Neptune City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Imlay, NV (population 121), about 7.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,391 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 Neptune City?

Neptune City is in Pershing County, Nevada, at 40.7055, -118.0160.

How many ghost towns are in Pershing County?

Pershing County, Nevada has 36 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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