| Juniper Springs | |
| Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
| Pushpin Map: | Nevada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Approximate location in Nevada |
| Coordinates: | 38.6167°N -167°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nevada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nye |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1910 |
| Extinct Title: | Merged |
| Extinct Date: | 1910 |
| Population Total: | 0 |
Juniper Springs (also called Juniper) is a former mining camp in Nye County, Nevada, that was inhabited in 1910. The mining camp was founded in the summer of 1910 on the location where N. E. Dyer had found ore. The camp was founded close to the competing camp Athens. Juniper Springs was owned by Dyer, who gave away free lots. In Athens, lots were sold for $50 and $75. The Juniper Lodging House and a store, that was owned by Guy Eckley, were the first businesses to open in Juniper Springs. On July 9, 1910, the Athens Mining District, that comprised Juniper Springs and Athens, was organized at a meeting with over fifty attendees.[1] [2] Juniper Springs and Athens merged in 1910 and the newly created mining camp was given the name Athens. Athens was populated until 1939.[3]