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Spring Valley

Ghost town · Lincoln County, Nevada

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

Spring Valley is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Nevada. It is one of 36 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Spring Valley as a historical populated place on the Eagle Valley Reservoir 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 38.0414° N, 114.1803° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEagle Valley Reservoir
Elevation5,863 ft
Nearest living townPioche, NV
Distance to it15.6 miles
GNIS feature ID847740
Coordinates38.04135, -114.18026

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What's there now

Spring Valley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pioche, NV (population 1,213), about 15.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,863 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 Spring Valley?

Spring Valley is in Lincoln County, Nevada, at 38.0414, -114.1803.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County, Nevada has 36 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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