Abandoned Record
About Delmues
Delmues was a non-agency station on the Pioche branch of the Union Pacific railroad located in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. Name variations included Delmue, Delmues Station and Engadine.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Delmues, 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 Delmues is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Delmues
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.
- 1885 Pioche sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1886 Pioche sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1921 Ely Range sheet, 1:48,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1921 NW 1-4 Panaca sheet, 1:48,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Caliente sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Caliente sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1970 Condor Canyon sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Caliente 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 Delmues
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Delmues, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q54959653.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).