Abandoned Record
About Stone House
Stone House is a ghost town in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. A. Woodward, one of the signers of the 1851 "Washoe Code" that dealt with early land claims, was killed near this location in the autumn of 1851.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Stone House, 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 Stone House is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Stone House
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.
- 1932 Sonoma Range sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1939 Sonoma Range sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Winnemucca sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Winnemucca sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Winnemucca sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Valmy sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Winnemucca 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 Stone House
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Stone House, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q3458409.
- USGS GNIS 858334.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).