Warm Springs, Nevada

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 38.19°N 116.37°W / 38.19; -116.37). 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.

Warm Springs, Nevada
Warm Springs, Nevada
Coordinates: 38°11′26″N 116°22′12″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyNye
Elevation5,423 ft (1,653 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
89049

History
Abandoned ruins in Warm Springs

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Warm Springs
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Warm Springs Post Office (historical)
  3. "Fallini Bros. Buy Nye Springs". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. August 20, 1947. p. 2. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
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