Abandoned Record
About Tybo
Tybo is an unincorporated community in Nye County, Nevada, United States. Tybo is 8 miles (13 km) northwest of U.S. Route 6 and 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Warm Springs.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Tybo, 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 Tybo is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Tybo
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.
- 1956 Tonopah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Tonopah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Tonopah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Tybo sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Tybo sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1987 Warm Springs 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 Tybo
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Tybo": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Tybo, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q14705289.
- USGS GNIS 856158.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).