Elgin, Nevada
Ghost town
Elgin is located in Nevada
Elgin
Elgin
Elgin is located in the United States
Elgin
Elgin
Coordinates: 37°21′07″N 114°32′09″W / 37.35194°N 114.53583°W / 37.35194; -114.53583
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyLincoln[1]
Elevation
3,410 ft (1,040 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Elgin /ˈɛldʒɪn/ is a ghost town located between Caliente and Carp, Nevada on the eastern banks of the Meadow Valley Wash off of Nevada State Route 317.

The first settlement at Elgin was made in 1882.[2] A post office was established at Elgin in 1913, and remained in operation until 1966.[3]

A former railroad town, it is now the location of the Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Site, a one-room schoolhouse museum which is open by appointment. There is an apple orchard nearby.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elgin
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 44.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elgin Post Office (historical)

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Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
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