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Prospect

Ghost town · Eureka County, Nevada

Bellevue Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Bellevue Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Prospect 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 Prospect as a historical populated place on the Spring Valley Summit 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 39.4549° N, 116.0170° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpring Valley Summit
Elevation7,544 ft
Nearest living townEureka, NV
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID846994
Coordinates39.45493, -116.01700

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What's there now

Prospect is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eureka, NV (population 364), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,544 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 Prospect?

Prospect is in Eureka County, Nevada, at 39.4549, -116.0170.

How many ghost towns are in Eureka County?

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

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