Sulphur, Nevada
Sulphur, Nevada, is a ghost town in Humboldt County, Nevada [1] that was a Feather River Route station in the Black Rock Desert along the Kamma Mountains.
Sulphur, Nevada | |
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| Coordinates: [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Humboldt |
| Named for | Humboldt National Forest |
| Elevation | 6,102 ft (1,860 m) |
History
A post office was in operation at Sulphur intermittently between 1899 and 1953.[2] The community was named for deposits of sulphur near the original town site.[3]
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sulphur
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sulphur Post Office (historical)
- Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 39.
Municipalities and communities of Humboldt County, Nevada, United States | ||
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| City |  Humboldt County map | |
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| Unincorporated communities | ||
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| Ghost towns | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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