Abandoned Record
About Treasure City
Treasure City (originally Tesora) is an abandoned mining town located in the Treasure Hill region of the White Pine Range, in western White Pine County, Nevada, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Treasure City, 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 Treasure City is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Treasure City
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.
- 1949 Treasure Hill sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1950 Treasure Hill sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Ely sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Ely sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Ely sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Mt Hamilton sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Treasure Hill sheet, 1:24,000 · 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 Treasure City
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Treasure City": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Treasure City, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q3998172.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).