Vernon Jail

Vernon Jail is a ruins in Pershing, Nevada. Vernon Jail is situated nearby to the quarry Holiday Mine, as well as near Portland Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vernon and Tunnel Camp.

Vernon

Locality

Vernon was a small mining town, now a ghost town, located in Pershing County, Nevada northwest of Lovelock.

Tunnel Camp

Locality

Photo: QKC, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vernon was a small mining town, now a ghost town, located in Pershing County, Nevada northwest of Lovelock. Tunnel Camp is situated 1½ miles northeast of Vernon Jail.

Mazuma

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Mazuma, Nevada was a small mining town in Pershing County, Nevada where eight people were killed in a flash flood on July 11, 1912. Mazuma was founded in 1907 and a post office was established on August 28, 1907. Mazuma is situated 2½ miles northeast of Vernon Jail.

Vernon Jail

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: Pershing, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.42224° or 40° 25′ 20″ north

Longitude

-118.78967° or 118° 47′ 23″ west

Open location code

85G3C6C6+V4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 284769767

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Holiday Mine and Portland Mine.

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