It was established as a gold mining camp in February 1928 and had a population of 500 by March.

Peak population was reached that summer, with between 1000 and 1500 residents.

Gold was not found in sufficient quantity to sustain the place, and the site was quickly abandoned.

[2] Wahmonie was the last large mining rush in Nevada.

[1][5] The site of the town is on the eastern side of Jackass Flats west of Cane Spring, in what is now the Nevada Test Site.