Flanigan, Nevada

Flanigan, Nevada
View toward Flanigan townsite and the former Western Pacific line, 2015
View toward Flanigan townsite and the former Western Pacific line, 2015
Flanigan townsite surveyor map, 1913
Flanigan townsite surveyor map, 1913
Flanigan is located in Nevada
Flanigan
Flanigan
Location within the state of Nevada
Flanigan is located in the United States
Flanigan
Flanigan
Flanigan (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°10′15″N 119°53′12″W / 40.17083°N 119.88667°W / 40.17083; -119.88667
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyWashoe
Established1909
Deed filedJuly 16, 1913
Abandoned1973
Elevation
4,006 ft (1,221 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
89510
Area code775
GNIS feature ID840501

Flanigan is a ghost town and former crossroads village in Washoe County, Nevada, in the United States. It is located in Honey Lake Valley, 5 miles (8.0 km) east of the California border (Lassen County), and west of Pyramid Lake.[1]

Flanigan is located in a high desert region, mostly alkali flats with some sagebrush and cheatgrass.[2] Flanigan Playa is located south of the Flanigan townsite.

  1. ^ "Flanigan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Young 2009, p. 215.