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Midas
Ghost town · United States
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- 1907
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 41.244, -116.797
Why it was abandoned
⛏️ Gold rush
Detected automatically from the text: Alongside Jarbidge, the town was known as one of the biggest twentieth-century gold mining towns in Elko County.
History
Midas is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada. Although its population has fluctuated greatly over the years, it has never been completely abandoned. Alongside Jarbidge, the town was known as one of the biggest twentieth-century gold mining towns in Elko County.