Gerlach, Nevada

About Gerlach

Gerlach, NV is a small unincorporated community located in northwestern Nevada.

Officially, Gerlach is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.13 square miles.

📰 Gerlach News Today

• Gerlach’s Public Art Travel Nevada · Aug 12
• Update: Aug. 6 - 2.6 magnitude earthquake recorded close to Gerlach, NV Sacramento Bee · Aug 6
• Gerlach Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25
• World’s largest operating steam locomotive rolled through Gerlach KOLO | 8 News Now · Apr 9
• See photos of land near Burning Man site to be auctioned off Reno Gazette Journal · Mar 19

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Gerlach Unique

• The only place in America named Gerlach — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northwestern Nevada, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 1+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Gerlach

• Bruno's — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Center Camp · Attraction
• Planet X Pottery · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Gerlach

• Gerlach Water Tower Park reviews ★
• Great Boiling Spring Park reviews ★
• Selenite Mountains Wilderness Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Gerlach

• GERLACH K-12 SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Gerlach

🏘️ Nearby Communities