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
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Coordinates: 37°06′43″N 114°29′34″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Lincoln
Elevation [1]	2,579 ft (786 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	845397

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 The post office started under the name of "Cliffdale" on June 29, 1918, but was rescinded.[3][4] It then officially opened under the name of "Cliffdale" June 7, 1921 and changed yet again to "Carp" December 1, 1925.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.

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