Stone House
Ghost town · Humboldt County, Nevada

Stone House is a ghost town in Humboldt County, Nevada. It is one of 24 former communities in Humboldt County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stone House as a historical populated place on the Valmy 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 40.8371° N, 117.1721° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Valmy |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,457 ft |
| Nearest living town | Battle Mountain, NV |
| Distance to it | 18.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 858334 |
| Coordinates | 40.83713, -117.17206 |
What's there now
Stone House is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Battle Mountain, NV (population 3,957), about 18.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,457 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Iron Pointghost town · Humboldt County · 9.4 mi
- Old Battle Mountainghost town · Lander County · 16.7 mi
- Gold Runghost town · Humboldt County · 17.3 mi
- Adelaideghost town · Humboldt County · 18.6 mi
- Blancoghost town · Lander County · 19 mi
- Galenaghost town · Lander County · 19 mi
- Tellurideghost town · Lander County · 19.1 mi
- Fairviewghost town · Humboldt County · 19.6 mi
- Argentaghost town · Lander County · 26.9 mi
- Betty O'Nealghost town · Lander County · 29.9 mi
- Kelly Creekghost town · Humboldt County · 29.9 mi
- Fairlawnghost town · Elko County · 31.1 mi
Questions
Where is Stone House?
Stone House is in Humboldt County, Nevada, at 40.8371, -117.1721.
How many ghost towns are in Humboldt County?
Humboldt County, Nevada has 24 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.