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Wonder

Ghost town · Churchill County, Nevada

Wonder Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Wonder Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wonder is a ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada, recorded as human settlement in Nevada, United States of America. It is one of 32 former communities in Churchill County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wonder 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 39.4394° N, 118.0530° W.

Key facts

Elevation5,855 ft
Nearest living townFallon Station, NV
Distance to it35.5 miles
Coordinates39.43940, -118.05300

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What's there now

Wonder is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fallon Station, NV (population 1,250), about 35.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,855 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Typical enisled landscape near wonder nevada
Typical enisled landscape near wonder nevada · Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Wonder?

Wonder is in Churchill County, Nevada, at 39.4394, -118.0530.

How many ghost towns are in Churchill County?

Churchill County, Nevada has 32 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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