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Washoe City

Ghost town · Washoe County, Nevada

Mt. Rose quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500)
Mt. Rose quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Washoe City is a ghost town in Washoe County, Nevada. It is one of 25 former communities in Washoe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Washoe City as a historical populated place: 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 39.3203° N, 119.7800° W.

Key facts

Peak population0
Last recorded population0
Elevation5,367 ft
Nearest living townWashoe Valley, NV
Distance to it1.9 miles
Coordinates39.32030, -119.78000

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What's there now

Washoe City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Washoe Valley, NV (population 3,404), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,367 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Washoe City, Nevada.
Washoe City, Nevada. · Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Washoe City?

Washoe City is in Washoe County, Nevada, at 39.3203, -119.7800.

How many ghost towns are in Washoe County?

Washoe County, Nevada has 25 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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