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Northam

Ghost town · Churchill 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

Northam is a ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada. It is one of 32 former communities in Churchill County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Northam as a historical populated place on the Lahontan Dam 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 39.4946° N, 119.0107° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLahontan Dam
Elevation4,051 ft
Nearest living townFernley, NV
Distance to it10.7 miles
GNIS feature ID857558
Coordinates39.49464, -119.01072

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What's there now

Northam is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fernley, NV (population 23,631), about 10.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,051 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 Northam?

Northam is in Churchill County, Nevada, at 39.4946, -119.0107.

How many ghost towns are in Churchill County?

Churchill County, Nevada has 32 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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