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Oak Springs

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

Tippipah Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500)
Tippipah Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oak Springs is a ghost town in Nye County, Nevada. It is one of 109 former communities in Nye County on the federal names register. No county in Nevada has more among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oak Springs as a historical populated place on the Oak Spring 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 37.2194° N, 116.0578° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOak Spring
Elevation4,904 ft
Nearest living townRachel, NV
Distance to it33.2 miles
GNIS feature ID848172
Coordinates37.21940, -116.05782

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What's there now

Oak Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rachel, NV (population 19), about 33.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,904 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 Oak Springs?

Oak Springs is in Nye County, Nevada, at 37.2194, -116.0578.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

Nye County, Nevada has 109 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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