Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Pershing County, Nevada

Unionville

Census-designated place in Pershing County, Nevada, United States.

Record

About Unionville

Unionville is a census-designated place in Pershing County, Nevada, located south of Interstate 80 and just west of State Route 400 on Unionville Road, with the population as of the 2020 census being 27. The town's best years were during the 1870s, when it was an active mining and prospecting town serving the surrounding hilly region.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Unionville, 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 Unionville is

USGS topographic map around Unionville
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

7 historic USGS maps cover Unionville

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.

Directions

Getting there

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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 Unionville

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.

Sources

Sources

  1. ghosttowns.com, "Unionville": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
  2. Wikipedia, "Unionville, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
  3. Wikidata Q14705293.
  4. USGS GNIS 856414.
  5. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  6. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).