Vanderbilt
Ghost town · Eureka County, Nevada

Vanderbilt is a ghost town in Eureka County, Nevada. It is one of 17 former communities in Eureka County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Vanderbilt as a historical populated place on the Pinto Summit 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 39.4247° N, 115.9784° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Pinto Summit |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Eureka, NV |
| Distance to it | 6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 858367 |
| Coordinates | 39.42465, -115.97839 |
What's there now
Vanderbilt is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eureka, NV (population 364), about 6 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Prospectghost town · Eureka County · 2.9 mi
- Pintoghost town · Eureka County · 3.1 mi
- Pintoghost town · White Pine County · 6.1 mi
- Newarkghost town · White Pine County · 13.1 mi
- Strawberryghost town · White Pine County · 22 mi
- Diamond Cityghost town · Eureka County · 22.5 mi
- Seligmanghost town · White Pine County · 25.3 mi
- Babylonghost town · White Pine County · 27.8 mi
- Greenvilleghost town · White Pine County · 28.7 mi
- Swanseaghost town · White Pine County · 29 mi
- Shermantownghost town · White Pine County · 29.9 mi
- Treasure Cityghost town · White Pine County · 29.9 mi
Questions
Where is Vanderbilt?
Vanderbilt is in Eureka County, Nevada, at 39.4247, -115.9784.
How many ghost towns are in Eureka County?
Eureka County, Nevada has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- 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.