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Warm Creek

Ghost town · Elko County, Nevada

Snow Water Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Snow Water Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Warm Creek is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada. It is one of 70 former communities in Elko County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Warm Creek as a historical populated place on the Snow Water Lake 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 40.8194° N, 114.9842° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSnow Water Lake
Nearest living townWells, NV
Distance to it20.4 miles
GNIS feature ID857509
Coordinates40.81937, -114.98421

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What's there now

Warm Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wells, NV (population 1,184), about 20.4 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Warm Creek?

Warm Creek is in Elko County, Nevada, at 40.8194, -114.9842.

How many ghost towns are in Elko County?

Elko County, Nevada has 70 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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