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Rioville

Ghost town · Clark County, Nevada

Virgin Basin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500)
Virgin Basin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rioville is a ghost town in Clark County, Nevada, recorded as human settlement in United States of America. It is one of 49 former communities in Clark County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rioville as a historical populated place on the Middle Point 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 36.1503° N, 114.3994° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMiddle Point
Elevation1,081 ft
Nearest living townMeadview, AZ
Distance to it22.5 miles
GNIS feature ID849516
Coordinates36.15026, -114.39942

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What's there now

Rioville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Meadview, AZ (population 1,624), about 22.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,081 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 Rioville?

Rioville is in Clark County, Nevada, at 36.1503, -114.3994.

How many ghost towns are in Clark County?

Clark County, Nevada has 49 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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