Nestled in the heart of central Nevada nearest Tonopah, Tybo ghost town and mine sits on the eastern slope of the Hot Creek Range in Nye County, Nevada. Tybo, NV was re-discovered in …

Tybo is 8 miles (13 km) northwest of U.S. Route 6 and 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Warm Springs. The community was established in the 1870s as a silver mining town. Its name came …

Native Americans reportedly showed miners where silver ore was in 1870, and by the spring of 1874 Tybo began to boom. Laid out in three sections, the town was almost 1,000 by 1877.

Tybo became essentially a company town for the Tybo Consolidated Company, and in 1877 grew to include a schoolhouse, jail, and a stage that ran twice a week to Eureka.

Tybo is an abandoned silver mining town in Nevada that peaked in 1876 with 1,000 residents before declining after a devastating fire. The ghost town features preserved structures …

Though a handful of people still make their homes in Tybo, today, the settlement is a ghost town with its few remaining once-prosperous businesses standing in stages of ruin.

Nov 17, 2025 · Nestled in the arid expanse of Nye County, Nevada, within the rugged folds of Tybo Canyon on the eastern slopes of the Hot Creek Range, lies the remnants of Tybo—a …

Tybo History The Tybo mining district is said to have been discovered in 1865 when an Indian led a party of white men to valuable ore in the Hot Creek mountain range.

Jul 25, 2022 · The main producer was the Tybo Consolidated Mill, built in 1875. The ore contained lead, silver, and zinc, but the amount of silver dwindled with depth.

Silver discoveries were originally made in 1866. This discovery was relayed to white miners by a local Indian. The camp was not formed until 1874. Tybo contained many businesses, to …