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Sand Springs

Ghost town · Churchill County, Nevada

Fourmile Flat quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Fourmile Flat quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sand Springs is a ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada. 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 Sand Springs as a historical populated place on the Fourmile Flat 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 39.2752° N, 118.4132° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFourmile Flat
Nearest living townFallon Station, NV
Distance to it18.9 miles
GNIS feature ID847844
Coordinates39.27520, -118.41319

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What's there now

Sand Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fallon Station, NV (population 1,250), about 18.9 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 Sand Springs?

Sand Springs is in Churchill County, Nevada, at 39.2752, -118.4132.

How many ghost towns are in Churchill County?

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

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