BlockVanished settlements of Lander County, Nevada
The Geographic Names Information System records 36 places in Lander County, Nevada that are no longer settlements. The government mapped every one of them, and those sheets survive.
No longer settlements
36A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adits Mill | near Victorine Canyon, Brewer Canyon quadrangle | 3.8 miles east of Kingston | 11 sheets, 1955 to 1988 | |
| Amador | in Amador Canyon, Yankee Blade quadrangle | 2.5 miles south-east of Yankee Blade | 10 sheets, 1955 to 1983 | |
| Bailey | McCoy NE quadrangle | 9.3 miles north of Bannock | 22 sheets, 1932 to 1990 | |
| Betty O'Neal | near Whisky Canyon, Crippen Canyon quadrangle | 5.8 miles south-east of Hilltop | 12 sheets, 1949 to 1987 | |
| Blanco | near Humbug Canyon, Antler Peak quadrangle | 3.6 miles south-east of Bannock | 25 sheets, 1932 to 1986 | |
| Bullion | Tenabo quadrangle | 1.8 miles south-east of Tenabo | 14 sheets, 1949 to 1987 | |
| Burnt Cabin | Burnt Cabin Summit quadrangle | 34.9 miles north-east of Mount Airy | 10 sheets, 1955 to 1985 | |
| Canyon City | on North Fork Big Creek, Bunker Hill quadrangle | 7.6 miles north of Canon City | 12 sheets, 1955 to 1988 | |
| Carroll | Carroll Summit quadrangle | 24.6 miles north-east of Mount Airy | 11 sheets, 1955 to 1985 | |
| Clifton | near Cedar Ravine, Austin quadrangle | 0.6 miles south-east of Austin | 12 sheets, 1955 to 1988 | |
| Clinton | Austin quadrangle | 5.8 miles north-west of Canon City | 12 sheets, 1955 to 1988 | |
| Curtis | on Silver Creek, Vigus Butte NW quadrangle | 16.0 miles south of Yankee Blade | 9 sheets, 1955 to 1983 | |
| Dean | in Dean Canyon, Mount Lewis quadrangle | 3.0 miles east of Hilltop | 12 sheets, 1949 to 1987 | |
| Frisbie | Tenabo quadrangle | 2.2 miles west of Gold Acres | 14 sheets, 1949 to 1987 | |
| Galena | near Humbug Canyon, Antler Peak quadrangle | 3.6 miles south-east of Bannock | 25 sheets, 1932 to 1986 | |
| Geneva | Austin quadrangle | 6.0 miles north-west of Canon City | 12 sheets, 1955 to 1988 | |
| Gweenah | near Vigus Butte, Vigus Butte quadrangle | 7.7 miles east of Yankee Blade | 9 sheets, 1955 to 1983 | |
| Hiller | near Big Canyon, Fagin Mountain quadrangle | 14.6 miles south-west of Grass Valley | 16 sheets, 1926 to 1986 | |
| Jacobsville | near Reese River Valley, Vigus Butte quadrangle | 4.1 miles south-east of Canon City | 9 sheets, 1955 to 1983 | |
| Lakeview | on Peterson Creek, Gold Park quadrangle | 19.6 miles north-east of Mount Airy | 12 sheets, 1955 to 1988 | |
| Lander City | near First Canyon, West of Austin quadrangle | 5.8 miles north of Canon City | 12 sheets, 1955 to 1988 | |
| Lander | Tenabo quadrangle | 1.6 miles south of Gold Quartz | 14 sheets, 1949 to 1987 | |
| Maestretti | near Dalton Canyon, Basque Summit quadrangle | 15.6 miles north-east of Mount Airy | 10 sheets, 1955 to 1985 | |
| Maysville | on Maysville Summit, Mount Lewis quadrangle | 1.5 miles east of Hilltop | 12 sheets, 1949 to 1987 | |
| Middletown | near Dean Canyon, Mount Lewis quadrangle | 4.1 miles south-east of Hilltop | 12 sheets, 1949 to 1987 | |
| Mill Gulch | in Mill Gulch, Tenabo quadrangle | 0.2 miles north-east of Tenabo | 14 sheets, 1949 to 1987 | |
| Mud Springs | near Granite Mountain, Mud Spring Gulch quadrangle | 4.1 miles north-west of Hilltop | 13 sheets, 1949 to 1987 | |
| Old Battle Mountain | near Vail Canyon, Galena Canyon quadrangle | 0.8 miles west of Buckingham Camp | 24 sheets, 1932 to 1986 | |
| Pedro | near Leon Canyon, Reese River Butte quadrangle | 11.8 miles east of Kingston | 12 sheets, 1955 to 1988 | |
| Pittsburgh | on East Fork Rock Creek, Mount Lewis quadrangle | 1.5 miles south-east of Hilltop | 12 sheets, 1949 to 1987 | |
| Ravenswood | Gilbert Creek SE quadrangle | 17.9 miles south-west of Petersons Mill | 9 sheets, 1955 to 1983 | |
| Skookum | near Vigus Butte, Vigus Butte quadrangle | 6.1 miles south-east of Canon City | 9 sheets, 1955 to 1983 | |
| Spencer | on Ox Corral Creek, Grass Valley Ranch quadrangle | 1.8 miles south-west of Grass Valley | 17 sheets, 1926 to 1986 | |
| Starr | near Dean Canyon, Mount Lewis quadrangle | 4.1 miles south-east of Hilltop | 12 sheets, 1949 to 1987 | |
| Telluride | Antler Peak quadrangle | 5.5 miles south-east of Bannock | 25 sheets, 1932 to 1986 | |
| Watertown | on North Fork Big Creek, Bunker Hill quadrangle | 8.0 miles north of Canon City | 12 sheets, 1955 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.