119 years in pictures
The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1965 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1907Midas is settled
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

A town in Nevada.
Only 3 of the 43 Nevada towns we compare have a lower peak summer temperature than Midas. Midas Schoolhouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. We don’t grade Midas yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Midas beats most towns.
The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1965 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Midas, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Midas.
Just over three quarters of Midas’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by inland flooding at 11%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 97% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 88° and January nights drop to 23°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
None within 15 miles of Midas; the nearest are
Unincorporated community in Nevada, US
Midas is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada. Although its population has fluctuated greatly over the years, it has never been completely abandoned. Alongside Jarbidge, the town was known as one of the biggest twentieth-century gold mining towns in Elko County.
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We don’t grade Midas yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Nevada.