Eastgate, Nevada
Unincorporated community
View of Eastgate, Nevada from eastbound Nevada State Route 722 (Carroll Summit Road)
Eastgate is located in Nevada
Eastgate
Eastgate
Eastgate is located in the United States
Eastgate
Eastgate
Coordinates: 39°18′20″N 117°52′44″W / 39.30556°N 117.87889°W / 39.30556; -117.87889[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyChurchill
Elevation
[1]
5,095 ft (1,553 m)
GNIS feature ID0854435[1]

Eastgate is an unincorporated community located within Churchill County, Nevada, United States. It is located on Nevada State Route 722, which was formerly known as the Lincoln Highway. Other alternate unofficial names include East Gate, Eastgate Station, and Gibralter Gate.[1]

Eastgate was once a station on the Central Overland Route.[2] In 1859, Captain James Simpson named Eastgate for the shape of the hills which form a pass.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eastgate, Nevada
  2. ^ a b Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. ISBN 978-0-87417-094-8. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

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