Delano, Nevada

Delano, Nevada
Ghost town
Delano is located in Nevada
Delano
Delano
Location within the state of Nevada
Delano is located in the United States
Delano
Delano
Delano (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°40′04″N 114°16′25″W / 41.66778°N 114.27361°W / 41.66778; -114.27361
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyElko
Elevation
6,398 ft (1,950 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Delano is a ghost town located in northeastern Elko County, Nevada, about 36 miles (58 km) north of Montello. Delano was the center of a small gold-mining district that saw production from the 1870s to the 1960s. The post office closed in 1927. The community has the name of a local trapper.[1]

The remaining buildings at Delano were destroyed by a wildfire in the 1990s, and only archaeological remains survive at the site today.

Geography

Delano is at an elevation of 6,401 feet (1,951 m).[2]

References

  1. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 23.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delano, Nevada


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