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Lida, Nevada is a small ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada, near the border with California. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] It is located on State Route 266, north of Magruder Mountain.

Lida, Nevada
Ghost town
Abandoned house in Lida
Lida
Location within the state of Nevada
Lida
Lida (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°27′30″N 117°29′53″W
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyEsmeralda
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Nevada Historical Marker
Reference no.157

The first settlement at Lida was made in 1871.[2] A post office was in operation at Lida between 1873 and 1932.[3]

Like other mining towns in Esmeralda County, its population sharply declined once its mines were exhausted. The site now rests on private property.



  • Lida Summit, looking west to the Sierra Nevada
    Lida Summit, looking west to the Sierra Nevada
  • Historical plaque
    Historical plaque

References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lida
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 32.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lida Post Office (historical)


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