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Whiskey Spring

Ghost town · Mineral County, Nevada

Powell Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Powell Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Whiskey Spring is a ghost town in Mineral County, Nevada. It is one of 34 former communities in Mineral County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Whiskey Spring as a historical populated place on the Whisky Flat 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 38.3716° N, 118.5410° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhisky Flat
Nearest living townHawthorne, NV
Distance to it11.6 miles
GNIS feature ID858381
Coordinates38.37159, -118.54097

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What's there now

Whiskey Spring is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hawthorne, NV (population 2,876), about 11.6 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 Whiskey Spring?

Whiskey Spring is in Mineral County, Nevada, at 38.3716, -118.5410.

How many ghost towns are in Mineral County?

Mineral County, Nevada has 34 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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