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Silver Zone

Ghost town · Elko County, Nevada

Silver Zone Pass quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Silver Zone Pass quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Silver Zone is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada. It is one of 70 former communities in Elko County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Silver Zone 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 40.9203° N, 114.3533° W.

Key facts

Elevation5,833 ft
Nearest living townWest Wendover, NV
Distance to it19 miles
Coordinates40.92028, -114.35333

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What's there now

Silver Zone is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Wendover, NV (population 4,507), about 19 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,833 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 Silver Zone?

Silver Zone is in Elko County, Nevada, at 40.9203, -114.3533.

How many ghost towns are in Elko County?

Elko County, Nevada has 70 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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