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Elgin /ˈɛldʒɪn/ is a ghost town located between Caliente and Carp, Nevada on the eastern banks of the Meadow Valley Wash off of Nevada State Route 317.

Elgin, Nevada
Ghost town
Elgin
Elgin
Coordinates: 37°21′07″N 114°32′09″W
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyLincoln[1]
Elevation
3,410 ft (1,040 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

The first settlement at Elgin was made in 1882.[2] A post office was established at Elgin in 1913, and remained in operation until 1966.[3]

A former railroad town, it is now the location of the Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Site, a one-room schoolhouse museum which is open by appointment. There is an apple orchard nearby.


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elgin
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 44.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elgin Post Office (historical)



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