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Nestos

Ghost town · Skagit County, Washington

Lake Shannon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500)
Lake Shannon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nestos is a ghost town in Skagit County, Washington. It is one of 8 former communities in Skagit County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nestos as a historical populated place on the Lake Shannon 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 48.5057° N, 121.6999° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLake Shannon
Elevation185 ft
Nearest living townConcrete, WA
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1530571
Coordinates48.50567, -121.69986

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What's there now

Nestos is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Concrete, WA (population 838), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 185 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 Nestos?

Nestos is in Skagit County, Washington, at 48.5057, -121.6999.

How many ghost towns are in Skagit County?

Skagit County, Washington has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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