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Rawhide

Ghost town · Mineral County, Nevada

Rawhide quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000)
Rawhide quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rawhide 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 Rawhide as a historical populated place: 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 39.0167° N, 118.3910° W.

Key facts

Elevation4,789 ft
Nearest living townSchurz, NV
Distance to it23.9 miles
Coordinates39.01670, -118.39100

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What's there now

Rawhide is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Schurz, NV (population 812), about 23.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,789 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Detail from 1:250000 USGS map of Rawhide, then located in Esmeralda County, Nevada in 1910
Detail from 1:250000 USGS map of Rawhide, then located in Esmeralda County, Nevada in 1910 · Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Rawhide?

Rawhide is in Mineral County, Nevada, at 39.0167, -118.3910.

How many ghost towns are in Mineral County?

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

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