Warm Springs, Nevada Explained

Warm Springs, Nevada
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Nevada
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nye
Elevation M:1653
Elevation Ft:5423
Coordinates:38.1906°N -116.37°W
Utc Offset:-8
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Pushpin Map:Nevada
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:89049

Warm Springs is a former town in the Tonopah Basin in Nye County, Nevada, near the mountain pass which divides the Kawich and Hot Creek ranges (at). It is located at the junction of U.S. Route 6 and State Route 375 (the "Extraterrestrial Highway"), around 50 miles east of Tonopah. Only two abandoned buildings remain.

History

The first white settlement in Warm Springs was in 1866, when it served as a stopover for stagecoaches and other travellers.The post office was in operation from January 1924 through June 1929.In 1947, the springs was purchased by the Fallini brothers and it was reported that Thomas Hurt had been operating the springs for several years.[1] Never more than a tiny settlement, Warm Springs' population dwindled until it became a ghost town. All that remained was a single streetlight, a telephone box, and several huts built over pools filled by the warm springs that give the town its name.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Fallini Bros. Buy Nye Springs . Nevada State Journal . Reno, Nevada . August 20, 1947 . 2 . December 31, 2020.