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Ragtown

Ghost town · Churchill County, Nevada

Soda Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Soda Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ragtown is a ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada, recorded as human settlement in Nevada, United States of America. 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 Ragtown as a historical populated place on the Soda Lake West 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 39.5038° N, 118.9168° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSoda Lake West
Elevation4,013 ft
Nearest living townFallon, NV
Distance to it7.7 miles
GNIS feature ID848624
Coordinates39.50380, -118.91682

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What's there now

Ragtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fallon, NV (population 9,371), about 7.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,013 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 Ragtown?

Ragtown is in Churchill County, Nevada, at 39.5038, -118.9168.

How many ghost towns are in Churchill County?

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

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