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Stirling

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

Mt. Stirling quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Mt. Stirling quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stirling 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 Stirling as a historical populated place on the Mount Stirling 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 36.4852° N, 115.9586° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMount Stirling
Elevation5,707 ft
Nearest living townIndian Springs, NV
Distance to it14.5 miles
GNIS feature ID846707
Coordinates36.48523, -115.95864

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What's there now

Stirling is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Indian Springs, NV (population 736), about 14.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,707 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 Stirling?

Stirling is in Nye County, Nevada, at 36.4852, -115.9586.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

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

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