Abandoned Record
About Silver Zone
Silver Zone is a ghost town in Elko County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Silver Zone, 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 Silver Zone is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Silver Zone
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 Elko sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Elko sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Elko sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Elko sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1971 Silver Zone Pass sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Wendover 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 Silver Zone
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Silver Zone": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Silver Zone, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q54959619.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).