Esmeralda County is a county in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 729, making it the least populous county in Nevada, and the 20th least populous county in the United States. Esmeralda County does not have any incorporated communities. Its county seat is the town of Goldfield.
Esmeralda County Courthouse in Goldfield
Southern Nevada Consolidated Telephone-Telegraph Company Building, in the Goldfield Historic District.
Aerial view of Fish Lake Valley, Nevada-California Border. View is generally to the northeast, towards the Silver Peak Range.
Boundary Peak, the highest point in both Esmeralda County and the state of Nevada, is in the Inyo National Forest
Goldfield is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Esmeralda County, Nevada.
Esmeralda County Courthouse in Goldfield
A commemorative marker for the boxing championship match between Gans and Nelson
The old Florence Hill Mines above Goldfield
Interior view of mine and miners in the Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, circa 1900–1905