Abandoned Record
About Bernice
Bernice is a ghost town in Churchill County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. It was approximately 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Dixie Valley.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Bernice, 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 Bernice is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Bernice
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 Millett sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Millett sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 Humboldt Salt Marsh sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Edwards Creek Valley sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Bernice Canyon 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 Bernice
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
- Boyer14.6 mi N · Churchill
- Cold Springs Station Site25.6 mi S · Churchill
- Wonder26.4 mi SW · Churchill
- Jacobsville36.6 mi SE · Lander
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Bernice, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q54959594.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).