Abandoned Record
About Archer
Archer is a former mining camp in Nye County, Nevada, that was inhabited in 1904. It was situated 2 miles (3 kilometres) southeast of Tonopah.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Archer, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Archer is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Archer
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1907 Tonopah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1908 Tonopah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Tonopah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Tonopah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Tonopah sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Tonopah sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Tonopah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1987 Tonopah sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Archer
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Archer": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Archer, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q24191690.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).