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Ghost town · Mineral County, Nevada

Gillis Canyon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:62,500)
Gillis Canyon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rand is a ghost town in Mineral County, Nevada. It is one of 34 former communities in Mineral County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rand as a historical populated place on the Gillis Canyon 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 38.7758° N, 118.6743° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGillis Canyon
Nearest living townWalker Lake, NV
Distance to it10 miles
GNIS feature ID847926
Coordinates38.77575, -118.67430

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What's there now

Rand is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Walker Lake, NV (population 402), about 10 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Rand?

Rand is in Mineral County, Nevada, at 38.7758, -118.6743.

How many ghost towns are in Mineral County?

Mineral County, Nevada has 34 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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