The Gloomstone Wastes
In the north west of Nevada, near the Great Basin, lies Gloomstone.
Far from any major railways, and isolated by harsh terrain and sheer mountain ranges.
Initially, a few small cities sprung up looking for Ghost Rock and Ghost Quartz, and for a while, the veins were plentiful, and the money was good. But over time, and the lack of direct railway to the larger cities meant that Gloomstones remote location made transportation was too costly and dangerous.
After a while, the settlers started to make themselves at home, despite the weirdness, and Gloomstone because it's own isolated pocket of weirdness in the west.
The only people who find themselves traveling to The Gloomstone Wastes are people looking for something, someone, or looking to disappear.
Which are you?