Abandoned Record
About Black Forest
Black Forest is an extinct town in Elko County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Black Forest, 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 Black Forest is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Black Forest
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
- 1957 Diamond Springs sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Ely sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Ely sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Newark Lake sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Diamond Springs 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 Black Forest
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
- Birch0.0 mi N · Eureka
- Strawberry16.1 mi S · White Pine
- Alpha18.0 mi W · Eureka
- Sherman18.2 mi NE · Elko
- Mineral Hill20.3 mi NW · Eureka
- Hobson20.9 mi NE · White Pine
- Deep Wells21.3 mi NW · Eureka
- Huntington26.6 mi NE · Elko
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Black Forest, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q54959612.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).