Nevada is home to many small towns, and when we say small, we mean small! Some are so tiny you may miss them just driving through the main street. Here's 11 of Nevada's tiniest towns.

1. Puckerbrush

Puckerbrush's wlecome sign lists a population of just 28 people! The town is located off Interstate 80 and it's so small it's not even listed on any maps! It's located just north of Mill City.

2. Beowawe

Beowawe, pronounced "bay-ə-wah-wee," comes from the Paiute word for "gate." This tiny town is the home of a geothermal power plant and a mine. As of 2007 the population was listed as 517 people. Beowawe is known as the site of the nearby "Maiden's grave," a lonely single gravesite on a hill overlooking the Humboldt River.

3. Cal Nev Ari

This tiny town is most unusual because it's actually up for sale! For the asking price of $8 million it can all be yours. The town was originally created by Slim and Nancy Kidwell to create a home for people who enjoy piloting airplanes and it has its own airstrip. Currently there are about 350 people who live at Cal-Nev-Ari, although they are not included in the sale price - just the airstrip, casino, RV park, convenience store, restaurant, post office and the mobile home park.

4. Duckwater

Duckwater is in Nye County and sits next to the Duckwater Indian Reservation. The town's population is 368 (as of the 2000 census) and the majority of the people here either work for the reservation or are ranchers or in the oil business.

5. Gabbs

Gabbs is a community on the northern end of the Las Vegas area with a population of 269 people (as of the 2010 census). Gabbs came to be due to the Basic Magnesium, Inc. company which had a plant there in the 1940's. After the plant closed the population dwindled to what it is today.

6. Blue Diamond

Blue Diamond gets its name from the Blue Diamond Mine established in the 1940's. The population is 290 (2010 census) and its located at the western edge of Las Vegas near the Red Rock Conservation Area. Blue Diamond is the site of Cottonwood Spring, which was a resting stop on the historic Old Spanish Trail.

7. Lund

Lund can be found in White Pine County and has a population of 282 people (2010 census). The town was originally settled by Mormons and the majority of the residents today are descended from the original settlers and primarily are farmers and ranchers. The town is located on State Highway 318 near Ely.

8. Mina

Mina can be found in Mineral County on U.S. Route 95. The tiny town's population is 155 (as of 2010). The town sprung up in 1905 due to the Nevada & California Railway. The name comes from the Spanish word for mine. It's lurid claim to fame is being the location of a murder that eventually resulted in the first person executed via lethal gas.

9. Nixon

Nixon is the seat of the Paiute Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation's government and also of their museum and visitor center. This small town has a population as of the 2010 census was 374. The majority of the residents in Nixon are tribal members.

10. Ruth

As of the 2010 census, the little town of Ruth had 440 residents. The town was founded through the White Pine Copper Company and the Nevada Consolidated Copper Compnay and the original residents were primarily workers in the copper mine. The town's name comes from the daughter of the man who made the original mining claim. Today the town is the site of the Robinson Mine which produces copper. The town also has a literary claim to fame as author Stephen King had the town in mind when he wrote the horror novel Desperation.

11. Silverpeak

Silverpeak in Esmeralda County is known for its proximity to a dry lake bed that is full of lithium, and the Chemetall Foote Lithium Operation nearby is the only source of the mineral in the U.S. Silverpeak was founded back in 1864 and is one of the oldest towns in the state. Today the population is 107 people (as of 2010).

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