Byron, Nevada
Byron is an extinct town in Clark County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. [1] The community was about 44 miles (71 km) north of Las Vegas.[1]
History
Byron had about 10 inhabitants at the year 1941, at which time it was a depot on the Union Pacific Railroad..[2] Byron was abandoned by 1949.[1]
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gollark: I did that before! I am not doing it again!
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Byron (historical)
- Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 14.
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