Abandoned Record
About Cave Valley
Cave Valley is an extinct town in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Cave Valley, 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 Cave Valley is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Cave Valley
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 Lund sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Lund sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1969 Parker Station sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Garrison 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 Cave Valley
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
- Lund18.6 mi NW · White Pine
- Sunnyside19.2 mi SW · Nye
- Preston23.4 mi NW · White Pine
- Shoshone26.5 mi NE · White Pine
- Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park27.2 mi N · White Pine
- Currant37.0 mi W · Nye
- Bristol Wells Town Site37.9 mi S · Lincoln
- Osceola38.2 mi NE · White Pine
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Cave Valley, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q54959652.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).