Rhyolite’s story is one of rapid rise and ... memories and the faintest trace of what might have been. Not all ghost towns look like ghost towns. Centralia, once a thriving coal mining town ...

All ghost towns offer a glimpse into Nevada’s past ... and within a few short years, Rhyolite—named after the area’s silica-rich volcanic rock—was flourishing. The bustling boomtown ...

Driven out of Nevada Most ghost towns in Nevada — like Rhyolite, Belmont and Delamar — began as boomtowns, Green said. White settlers sought work mining in Nevada’s mountains and hills ...