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Taylor

Ghost town · White Pine County, Nevada

Connors Pass quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500)
Connors Pass quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Taylor is a ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada. It is one of 53 former communities in White Pine County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Taylor as a historical populated place on the Connors Pass 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 39.0797° N, 114.6853° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleConnors Pass
Elevation7,459 ft
Nearest living townEly, NV
Distance to it16.2 miles
GNIS feature ID857492
Coordinates39.07966, -114.68529

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What's there now

Taylor is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ely, NV (population 3,941), about 16.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,459 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 Taylor?

Taylor is in White Pine County, Nevada, at 39.0797, -114.6853.

How many ghost towns are in White Pine County?

White Pine County, Nevada has 53 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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