Abandoned Record
About Aurum
Aurum is a ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Aurum, 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 Aurum is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Aurum
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.
- 1956 Ely sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Ely sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Ely sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Silver Canyon sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1988 Kern Mountains 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 Aurum
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
- Schellbourne8.2 mi NW · White Pine
- Tippett16.9 mi NE · White Pine
- Cherry Creek21.0 mi NW · White Pine
- Regan22.4 mi E · White Pine
- Tungstonia22.6 mi E · White Pine
- McGill23.2 mi SW · White Pine
- Lages Station25.0 mi N · White Pine
- Pleasant Valley27.5 mi E · White Pine
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Aurum": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Aurum, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4822669.
- USGS GNIS 862317.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).