Abandoned Record
About Currant
Currant is an unincorporated community in Nye County, Nevada. Settled in 1868, it was first a farming town with a small population.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Currant, 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 Currant is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Currant
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
- 1964 Currant sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Duckwater sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Currant 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 Currant
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Currant": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Currant, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q3306195.
- USGS GNIS 856007.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).