Abandoned Record
About Scossa
Scossa was a small mining town, now a ghost town, located in Pershing County, Nevada.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Scossa, 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 Scossa is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Scossa
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.
- 1931 Lovelock sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1935 Lovelock sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Lovelock sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Lovelock sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Scossa sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Eugene 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 Scossa
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
- Sulphur11.8 mi NW · Humboldt
- Jungo16.6 mi NE · Humboldt
- Mazuma20.5 mi SW · Pershing
- Seven Troughs21.3 mi SW · Pershing
- Farrell22.4 mi SW · Pershing
- Humboldt City22.9 mi SE · Pershing
- Vernon23.9 mi SW · Pershing
- Trego Hot Springs27.3 mi W · Pershing
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Scossa, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q17108038.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).