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Yoacham

Ghost town · Lincoln County, Nevada

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

Yoacham is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Nevada. It is one of 36 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Yoacham as a historical populated place on the Indian Cove 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 37.6589° N, 114.4939° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIndian Cove
Elevation4,486 ft
Nearest living townCaliente, NV
Distance to it0.9 miles
GNIS feature ID851251
Coordinates37.65885, -114.49388

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What's there now

Yoacham is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Caliente, NV (population 613), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,486 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Yoacham?

Yoacham is in Lincoln County, Nevada, at 37.6589, -114.4939.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County, Nevada has 36 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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