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Van Ness

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

Jefferson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Jefferson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Van Ness 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 Van Ness as a historical populated place on the Jefferson 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 38.6438° N, 116.9792° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJefferson
Elevation8,903 ft
Nearest living townKingston, NV
Distance to it39.4 miles
GNIS feature ID848170
Coordinates38.64382, -116.97925

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What's there now

Van Ness is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kingston, NV (population 119), about 39.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 8,903 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 Van Ness?

Van Ness is in Nye County, Nevada, at 38.6438, -116.9792.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

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

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