Amos was an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. [1]
History
A post office called Amos was in operation between 1889 and 1926. [2] According to the Federal Writers' Project, the first permanent settlement at Amos was made in 1910. [3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amos (historical)
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amos Post Office (historical)
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 36.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has a portion in an adjacent county and state | |
41°23′24″N 117°48′33″W / 41.39000°N 117.80917°W
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