Austin, NV

Austin is an unincorporated census-designated place in and the former county seat of Lander County, Nevada, United States. The 2020 census counted 167 residents. Austin is located on the western slopes of the Toiyabe Range at an elevation of 6,575 feet; U.S. Route 50 passes through. Austin was mapped out in 1862 by David Buell. Austin is a "living ghost town ", a well-preserved example of an early Nevada mining town. Austin contains four churches; both the Catholic church and the Austin Methodist Church were built in 1866.

Austin makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Austin is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. The Austin silver deposits consist of numerous narrow quartz veins hosted in monzonite rock. The main ore minerals are sulfides that contain silver, including large quantities of galena and tetrahedrite. Austin includes the Nevada Central Railroad was built to connect Austin.