"Dun Glen" refers to a ghost town site a few short miles east of Interstate 80 in Pershing County. After silver was discovered on Dun Glen Creek in 1862, a town was plotted swelled to a population of 250 within a few months. Dun Glen was named after Angus Dunn, the gully's first settler. Early on, the town was variously titled "Dunn Glen," "Dunglen," and later renamed "Chafey." Whatever the case, a post office opened on July 18, 1865 and operated as such until April 7, 1894. During this time (1863), the Sierra Mining district was formed 10 miles northeast of Mill City, with Dun Glen as its business center. By the 1870s, the town supported three stamp mills, but by 1880 mining declined as did the population to 50 persons, supported only by the local cattle ranching in the area. An interesting footnote in Dun Glen's history occurred in 1863 and 1865 to 1866, when a small army garrison was stationed at "Camp Dun Glen" at the town's request to protect the miners from Indians in the early part of the Snake War.

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Today, little remains of Dun Glen except for the ubiquitous stone foundations, dirt dugouts, abundant debris, a handful of tailings and tracks leading to abandoned mines and building sites. Dun Glen was alive just long enough to sport one very small cemetery located on a hill overlooking the desert basin. The town is easy to find, accessible from a good dirt road retreating eastward into the hills southeast of Mill City. Exit at Mill City from Interstate 80 and follow the well-marked "Dun Glen" road for eight miles to the townsite.

Status: Ghost Town Population: None Founded: May 1862   << Show on Map

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A ghost town site in eastern Pershing County, 9.8 miles east of Mill City, 35.8 miles southwest of Winnemucca.