"If you wanna get away from the rest of Nevada, this is the place to do it. Total number of cars passed: 2, and its only 11 in the afternoon ... in the middle of July. You know when it's summer." -- July 2008

Along SR 266, 9 miles east of the California state line

Esmeralda
37.444020, -117.694876

Original Date Visited: 7/18/08
Last Confirmed: 3/29/22
Signed: Both lanes of SR 266

Notes: Marker 158 is set far away from just about everything in all directions. Please know that this region is one of the most inhospitable in Nevada and this dubious location in particular is far away from almost everything. Please keep all the regular precautions stored in the back of your mind. Once you leave the safety of US 95, there are no services anywhere along this road, that is, until you reach Big Pine, CA -- a total of 74 miles. According to a survey in 2010, SR 266 averaged a daily rate of traffic of less than 84 cars per day. Make sure you do all the necessary precautions before venturing to this neck of the woods. As always, use your best judgement with this one.

Street View

Here's what you'll see!

Exact Description:
Thinking that local joshua trees were related to palm trees, the 1866 prospectors named the mining camp Palmetto. The town "died" and revived three times.

New prospecting in 1903 caused Palmetto to grow to a town of 200 tents on a platted townsite. At its peak year, 1906, the commercial street, over 1/2 mile long, contained all the necessary mining camp businesses.

Local miners drifted away in autumn, 1906. Mining, on a lease basis, has been minimal since that time. An important talc deposit lies nearby.

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The Ghost Town of Palmetto

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