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San Antonio

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

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

San Antonio is a ghost town in Nye County, Nevada. It is one of 109 former communities in Nye County on the federal names register. No county in Nevada has more among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists San Antonio as a historical populated place on the San Antonio Ranch 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 38.4610° N, 117.2937° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSan Antonio Ranch
Elevation5,402 ft
Nearest living townTonopah, NV
Distance to it26.4 miles
GNIS feature ID856455
Coordinates38.46104, -117.29370

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What's there now

San Antonio is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tonopah, NV (population 1,938), about 26.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,402 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 San Antonio?

San Antonio is in Nye County, Nevada, at 38.4610, -117.2937.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

Nye County, Nevada has 109 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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