Abandoned Record
About Cold Springs Station Site
The Cold Springs Station Site, west of Austin, Nevada, is a historic stagecoach station site that was active during 1861-1869 as a passenger and freight station, and later for freight. Only stone ruins remain.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Cold Springs Station Site, 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 Cold Springs Station Site is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Cold Springs Station Site
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
- 1969 Cold Springs sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Smith Creek Valley 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 Cold Springs Station Site
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
- Wonder11.2 mi W · Churchill
- Fairview20.3 mi SW · Churchill
- Frenchman23.6 mi W · Churchill
- Quartz Mountain24.7 mi S · Nye
- Bernice25.6 mi N · Churchill
- Lodi27.5 mi S · Nye
- Eagleville33.1 mi SW · Mineral
- Ione33.8 mi SE · Nye
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Cold Springs Station Site": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q14705078.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).