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Gold Creek is an extinct town in Elko County, Nevada, United States. [1]
History
A post office was established at Gold Creek in 1897, and remained in operation until 1929. [2] [3] The community was named for gold placer deposits near the original town site. [4]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gold Creek (historical)
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gold Creek Post Office (historical)
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 24.
External links
Media related to
Gold Creek, Nevada at Wikimedia Commons
Municipalities and communities of
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41°42′29″N 115°42′17″W / 41.70806°N 115.70472°W
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