Abandoned Record
About Daveytown
Daveytown is a ghost town located in Humboldt County, Nevada about twenty four miles north-northwest of Winnemucca and east of the Slumbering Hills. Daveytown is named for the Davey Mine.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Daveytown, 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 Daveytown is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Daveytown
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.
- 1882 Paradise sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1893 Paradise sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 McDermitt sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Awakening Peak sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 McDermitt sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Awakening Peak sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Osgood Mts 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 Daveytown
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
- Willow Point15.5 mi E · Humboldt
- Paradise Valley23.6 mi NE · Humboldt
- Jungo36.1 mi SW · Humboldt
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Daveytown, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q29075354.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).