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Sweetwater

Ghost town · Lyon County, Nevada

Bridgeport quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Bridgeport quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sweetwater is a ghost town in Lyon County, Nevada, recorded as Extinct town. It is one of 23 former communities in Lyon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sweetwater as a historical populated place on the Sweetwater Creek 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 38.4624° N, 119.1749° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSweetwater Creek
Elevation6,255 ft
Nearest living townBridgeport, CA
Distance to it14.4 miles
GNIS feature ID847807
Coordinates38.46242, -119.17487

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What's there now

Sweetwater is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bridgeport, CA (population 374), about 14.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,255 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 Sweetwater?

Sweetwater is in Lyon County, Nevada, at 38.4624, -119.1749.

How many ghost towns are in Lyon County?

Lyon County, Nevada has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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