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Coppereid, also known as White Cloud City is a ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada. It had a total population of 40 people. The site of Coppereid is south of Lovelock, east of the Carson Sink in the Stillwater Range.[2]

Coppereid, Nevada
Ghost town
Detail from 1910 USGS map of White Cloud Canyon and Coppereid
Coppereid
Coppereid
Coordinates: 39°50′56″N 119°13′08″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyChurchill
Elevation
[1]
4,147 ft (1,264 m)

Geography


Coppereid is approximately 2,000 feet north and 2,400 feet west of the southeast corner of Nevada.[3]


Soil


Coppereid has very soft, shallow, and well drained soils. They are found on mountain slopes. They are mostly dry throughout the year, except for Winter, where they become moist.[3]


History


From 1893 to 1896, a small copper smelter was in operation.[4]

Coppereid was named after John T. Reid. Coppereid had a post office from April 1907 to June 1914.[2]

On December 2nd, 1909, Fallon became the supply for the site due to the fact that it was closer than Lovelock.[5]




References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coppereid (historical)
  2. Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 86. ISBN 087417094X. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  3. "Coppereid Series". Natural Resources Conservation Service Nevada. United States Department of Agriculture. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. Tingley, Joseph V. (1990). Prepared for the Bureau of Land Management. "White Cloud District" (PDF). Mineral Resource Inventory. 90–1: 238 – via American Pacific Mining Corporation.
  5. "Fallon Supply Point for the Mines of Coppereid". Nevada Mining News. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.


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