Abandoned Record
About Beowawe
Beowawe ( bay-ə-WAH-wee) is a small town in Eureka County, Nevada, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Beowawe, 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 Beowawe is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Beowawe
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.
- 1955 Winnemucca sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Beowawe sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Winnemucca sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Winnemucca sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Beowawe sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1988 Battle Mountain 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 Beowawe
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Beowawe": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Beowawe, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q3495751.
- USGS GNIS 856191.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).