Abandoned Record
About Berlin Historic District (Berlin
The Berlin Historic District encompasses the ghost town of Berlin in Nye County, Nevada. The town was established in 1897 as part of the Union Mining District after the opening of the Berlin Mine the previous year.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Berlin Historic District (Berlin, 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 Berlin Historic District (Berlin is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Berlin Historic District (Berlin
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
- 1948 Ione sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1950 Ione sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Tonopah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Tonopah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Tonopah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Ione Valley sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1988 Ione sheet, 1:24,000 · 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 Berlin Historic District (Berlin
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
- Berlin0.0 mi N · Nye
- Grantsville3.1 mi SE · Nye
- Ione4.7 mi N · Nye
- Atwood16.3 mi SW · Nye
- Lodi16.5 mi NW · Nye
- Gabbs17.2 mi W · Nye
- Juniper Springs22.0 mi SW · Nye
- Athens22.1 mi SW · Nye
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Berlin Historic District (Berlin, Nevada)": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q384286.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).