Tule, Nevada
Tule is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States.[1]
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Coordinates: 41°01′27″N 117°39′00″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
County | Humboldt |
Elevation | 4,321 ft (1,317 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Area code(s) | 775 |
GNIS feature ID | 856155[1] |
Tule was a station east of Weso on the Southern Pacific Railroad with the first reference from a 1881 map.[2] The name comes from the Nahuatl word "tollin", which means bullrush.[2]
An 1890 book includes Tule in a list of towns and settlements in Humboldt County.[3]
Notes
- "Tule, Nevada". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- Bancroft, Hubert Howe. History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming. p. 264. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
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