Ely

Founded as a stagecoach station on the Pony Express and Central Overland Route, Ely is a little county seat in the mountains of White Pine County, Nevada, that later boomed on copper mining after an 1906 discovery. The heritage railway preserved by the Nevada Northern Railway — known as the Ghost Train of Old Ely — is the town's most distinctive draw. Ely is also the birthplace of former First Lady Pat Nixon.

• Population4,134
• Nearest water from center 1.5 km0.9 mi
• Nearest mountain from center 0.4 km0.3 mi