BlockVanished settlements of Humboldt County, Nevada
The Geographic Names Information System records 21 places in Humboldt County, Nevada that are no longer settlements. The government mapped every one of them, and those sheets survive.
No longer settlements
21A place leaves this list only by being unmade: the post office closes, the mine works out, the road moves. The name stays in the federal gazetteer, flagged historical, and the topographic sheets that recorded it stay in the archive.
| Where in the county | Place | Where it stood | Nearest place today | Mapped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | on Layson Creek, Adelaide quadrangle | 9.6 miles north of Golconda | 21 sheets, 1932 to 1986 | |
| Amos | on Dry Creek, Andorno Ranch quadrangle | 8.2 miles south-west of Daveytown | 16 sheets, 1882 to 1985 | |
| Barrett Springs | Barrett Springs quadrangle | 9.5 miles south of Raglan | 14 sheets, 1882 to 1985 | |
| Cañon Creek Station | on Pole Creek, South of McDermitt quadrangle | 9.9 miles south-west of Platora | 17 sheets, 1882 to 1991 | |
| Fairview | on Pole Creek, Pole Creek quadrangle | 2.7 miles north-east of Golconda | 21 sheets, 1932 to 1986 | |
| Gold Run | on Layson Creek, Adelaide quadrangle | 9.9 miles north of Golconda | 21 sheets, 1932 to 1986 | |
| Iron Point | near Pumpernickel Valley, Iron Point quadrangle | 3.7 miles north-east of Red House | 22 sheets, 1932 to 1986 | |
| Jungo | Jungo quadrangle | 16.9 miles east of Pronto | 14 sheets, 1931 to 1985 | |
| Kelly Creek | Kenny Creek quadrangle | 8.9 miles west of Getchell | 14 sheets, 1882 to 1985 | |
| Laurel | Barrett Springs quadrangle | 8.3 miles south-east of Winnemucca | 14 sheets, 1882 to 1985 | |
| National | near Round Hill, Buckskin Mountain quadrangle | 13.2 miles north-west of Cordero | 17 sheets, 1882 to 1991 | |
| Overton | near Spring Canyon, Denio quadrangle | 3.6 miles east of Denio Junction | 19 sheets, 1886 to 1990 | |
| Queen City | on Wagon Wheel Creek, Spring City quadrangle | 3.8 miles north-west of Gouge Eye | 14 sheets, 1882 to 1985 | |
| Raiser City | near Black Canyon, Division Peak quadrangle | 32.6 miles south-east of Sulphur | 10 sheets, 1889 to 1981 | |
| Rebel Creek | near Spring Canyon, Orovada quadrangle | 2.7 miles south-west of Orovada | 16 sheets, 1882 to 1991 | |
| Red Butte | Red Butte quadrangle | 18.0 miles south-west of Sulphur | 16 sheets, 1886 to 1990 | |
| Spring City | near Red Hills, Spring City quadrangle | 1.6 miles south-west of Gouge Eye | 14 sheets, 1882 to 1985 | |
| Stone House | on Cottonwood Creek, Valmy quadrangle | 3.9 miles south-east of Valmy | 20 sheets, 1932 to 1986 | |
| Varyville | near Pearl Canyon, Battle Creek Ranch quadrangle | 13.4 miles north-east of Dyke | 16 sheets, 1886 to 1985 | |
| Venado | Gaskell quadrangle | 9.9 miles east of Pronto | 14 sheets, 1931 to 1985 | |
| Willow Point | on Martin Creek, Willow Point quadrangle | 4.5 miles west of Paradise Hill | 16 sheets, 1882 to 1988 |
Provenance
- Which settlements are gone. Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey. A place is listed here when the federal gazetteer flags its record historical; that is the government's judgement, not this site's.
- Where each one stood. The gazetteer's own coordinates, and the nearest named landform and quadrangle from the same file.
- Distance and direction to the nearest surviving place. Computed here from the gazetteer coordinates of both places, straight line, to the nearest tenth of a mile.
- Sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The count is of sheets covering the site, so it describes how often the AREA was surveyed and not how long the settlement lasted.