Carp, Nevada

Carp, Nevada is an extinct town in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States located 35 miles (56 km) south of Caliente.[1] It sits on the Meadow Valley Wash, which empties into Lake Mead.[2]

Carp, Nevada
Ghost town
Carp
Carp
Coordinates: 37°06′43″N 114°29′34″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyLincoln
Elevation2,579 ft (786 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID845397

Carp was originally a small railroad station for the Union Pacific Railroad. The post office started under the name of "Cliffdale" on June 29, 1918, but was rescinded.[3][4] It then officially opened under the name of "Cliffdale" June 7, 1921 and changed yet again to "Carp" December 1, 1925. The present name "Carp" is after a railroad agent.[5] In 1941 the population was 66.[5] The Carp post office remained open to serve rural ranches until July 1, 1974, when it closed permanently. Little remains of Carp today except a railroad siding usually occupied by idling trains, and the remains of the watering reservoir.

Notes
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carp
  2. "Carp". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carp Post Office
  4. Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. ISBN 978-0-87417-094-8. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  5. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 43.
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