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Arthur, Nevada
Arthur, Nevada (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°47′48″N115°11′27″W / 40.79667°N 115.19083°W / 40.79667; -115.19083 [1]
Country United States
State Nevada
County Elko
Elevation
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6,348 ft (1,935 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID858749

Arthur is an unincorporated community in Nevada, United States. [1] There are only two small houses at Arthur currently.

History

About fifty inhabitants lived in the Pole Canyon in 1881. [2] Two related stories explain the origin of the name of the town. The first is that the post office was named for Chester Arthur, president of United States at the time and the second explain that the town was named after the first postmaster, Arthur Gedne. [2] [3]

The post office at Arthur was in operation from April 1881 until May 1887 and then from September 1889 until June 1951. [4]

Ranching was always the main economic activity in Arthur. Most of the ranches remained in the same family for generations. A number of ranches continue to operate in and around Arthur. Many 19th-century buildings are still in use. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Arthur, Nevada". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 3 Arthur- Nevada Ghost Town
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 21.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arthur Post Office (historical)

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