Bullionville began early in 1870 when John H. Ely and W.H. Raymond removed their five-stamp mill at Hiko and placed it at this point. The enterprise prospered and during the next two years most of nearby Pioche's mills were located here because of the proximity to water. A twenty-one mile narrow gauge railroad, the Pioche and Bullionville, was completed in 1873 at a cost of $255,000 to haul ore from the Pioche mines to the reduction mills. Bullionville grew rapidly and by 1875 it had five mills, a population of 500 and the first iron foundry in eastern Nevada. During the same year a water works was constructed at Pioche which eventually led to the relocation of the mills. Although a plant was erected here in 1880 to work the tailings deposited by the former mills, this failed to prevent the decline of Bullionville.

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[203] Start of a new day in Lincoln County! [203] Marker 203 plaque [203] A typical quiet morning in Lincoln County [203] Unfortunately, all that remains of Bullionville is a small cemetery and a short scramble up the hill behind the marker reveals its location. I had arrived at the Bullionville marker not knowing that this was indeed Buillionville just as the morning sun rose over the mountains. [203] Start of a new day in Lincoln County!

Status: Ghost Town Population: None Founded: January 1870   << Show on Map

How to Get Here:
Along US 93, 1 mile north of Panaca.
- Look for the Bullionville historic marker and take the path west directly up the hill to the cemetery.