Record
About Wadsworth
Wadsworth is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada. As of the 2020 census, Wadsworth had a population of 991.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Wadsworth, 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 Wadsworth is

Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Wadsworth
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.
- 1890 Wadsworth sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1892 Wadsworth sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1894 Wadsworth sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Wadsworth sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Reno sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Reno sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Reno sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Reno sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Wadsworth 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 Wadsworth
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
- Leete14.1 mi NE · Churchill
- Lahontan Dam16.7 mi SE · Churchill
- Ragtown21.5 mi SE · Churchill
- Pyramid City23.8 mi NW · Washoe
- Sutro29.4 mi SW · Lyon
- Virginia City29.9 mi SW · Storey
- Dayton30.4 mi SW · Lyon
- Jessup30.6 mi NE · Churchill
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Wadsworth": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Wadsworth, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q1847257.
- USGS GNIS 844607.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).