Elgin, NV

If you decide to take the time to visit Carp, Nevada and still have some extra time on your hands, you may find a trip North to Elgin may be well worth your time.  Though it’s only a 20-mile drive from Carp, be advised it will take about 1.5 hours due to the road being dirt.  Elgin is a ghost town located between Caliente and Carp, Nevada on the eastern banks of the Meadow Valley Wash off of Nevada State Route 317.  The first settlement at Elgin was made in 1882.  A post office was established at Elgin in 1913, and remained in operation until 1966.  A former railroad town, it is now the location of the Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Site, a one-room schoolhouse museum. There is an apple orchard nearby. 


Here is a video that talks about the history of the one room schoolhouse in Elgin.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK1QqankUz8

                                                                     Elgin Schoolhouse