Gilpin, Nevada
Unincorporated community located in the State of Nevada, United States of America
Unincorporated area in Nevada, United States
39°35′53″N 119°20′09″W / 39.59806°N 119.33583°W / 39.59806; -119.33583[1]Gilpin is former railroad siding, located in the far northeast region of Storey County, Nevada.
The GNIS locates Gilpin[1] on the south side of the Truckee River, which is where there was a non-agency siding between Thisbe and Fernley on the Southern Pacific Railroad.[2] The siding was abandoned in 1959.[2]
In the 1930s, the site of Gilpin was on the north side of the river in Washoe County.[3] In 1905, Captain Matt Barach laid out a townsite at the Washoe County side. At that time a road to Olinghouse was planned but never built.[2] Gilpin can be accessed via the Painted Rock exit on Interstate 80.
A nearby rest area on Interstate 80 is named Gilpin.[4]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilpin
- ^ a b c Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. ISBN 978-0-87417-094-8. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilpin (historical)
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilpin Rest Stop
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Municipalities and communities of Storey County, Nevada, United States
County seat: Virginia City
- Virginia City
community
- Clark‡
- Gilpin‡
- Gold Hill
- Lockwood
- Virginia City Highlands‡
‡This populated place also has portions in adjacent county or counties.
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