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Tippecanoe

Ghost town · Lyon County, Nevada

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

Tippecanoe is a ghost town in Lyon County, Nevada. 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 Tippecanoe as a historical populated place on the Wilson Canyon 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 38.8366° N, 119.1907° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWilson Canyon
Elevation4,524 ft
Nearest living townYerington, NV
Distance to it9.3 miles
GNIS feature ID857851
Coordinates38.83658, -119.19071

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What's there now

Tippecanoe is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Yerington, NV (population 3,139), about 9.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,524 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 Tippecanoe?

Tippecanoe is in Lyon County, Nevada, at 38.8366, -119.1907.

How many ghost towns are in Lyon County?

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

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