Weed Heights, Nevada
Unincorporated community
Weed Heights is located in Nevada
Weed Heights
Weed Heights
Weed Heights is located in the United States
Weed Heights
Weed Heights
Coordinates: 38°59′00″N 119°12′35″W / 38.98333°N 119.20972°W / 38.98333; -119.20972
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyLyon
Elevation
[1]
4,666 ft (1,422 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
89447
GNIS feature ID845727[1]

Weed Heights is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, USA.[1] It is adjacent to Yerington.

History

The Anaconda Copper Company built Weed Heights in 1952, named for Clyde E Weed, vice president in charge of Anaconda operations,[2] to support the Anaconda Mine.[3] A post office was established March 16, 1953.[2] The town was owned by Anaconda until the company was taken over by Atlantic Richfield Company.[4] Atlantic Richfield ceased operations in 1978 and sold the property in 1982 to Don Tibbals,[5] a Lyon County commissioner,[6] who subsequently sold the entire property to Arimetco, with the exception of the town of Weed Heights,[4] which is now a rental community and RV park.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weed Heights, Nevada
  2. ^ a b Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada place names : a geographical dictionary. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 242. ISBN 0-87417-094-X.
  3. ^ Glass, Mary Ellen and Al (1983). Touring Nevada: a historic and scenic guide. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 264. ISBN 9780874170740.
  4. ^ a b "Health Consultation" (PDF). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. August 22, 2006. p. 3. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
  5. ^ "ARCO Pays $2.7 Million to Contain Waste at Old Copper Mine". Environment News Service. June 29, 2008.
  6. ^ "Lyon County Board of Commissioners". Retrieved March 23, 2009.
  7. ^ "Weed Heights website". Retrieved March 23, 2009.
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