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Adaven

Adaven
Ghost town
Official name: Adaven
Name origin: Nevada spelled backwards
Country United States
State Nevada
County Nye
Elevation 6,345 ft (1,934 m)
Coordinates Coordinates: 38°07′56″N 115°36′01″W / 38.1321°N 115.6002°W / 38.1321; -115.6002
Population 0 (1954)
Founded 1890 (1890)
Timezone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 - summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
Adaven, Nevada is located in Nevada
Adaven, Nevada

Adaven was a former mining settlement in Nye County, Nevada.

The village was founded in the late 1890s and was renamed Adaven in 1939, after Nevada backwards, in 1954, the post office was closed, and thereafter, the town was abandoned. A few buildings and ranches remained in the early 21st century.


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