Amos, Nevada

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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]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amos (historical)
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amos Post Office (historical)
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 36.

41°23′24″N117°48′33″W / 41.39000°N 117.80917°W / 41.39000; -117.80917


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