Brown, Nevada

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Coordinates: 37°36′26″N114°07′58″W / 37.60722°N 114.13278°W / 37.60722; -114.13278 Coordinates: 37°36′26″N114°07′58″W / 37.60722°N 114.13278°W / 37.60722; -114.13278 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
County Lincoln
Elevation
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5,784 ft (1,763 m)

Brown is an extinct settlement and former railroad siding [2] in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. [1]

History

The first settlement at Brown was made in 1905. [3] In 1941 it was reported that Brown had a population of 10. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brown
  2. Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. ISBN   978-0-87417-094-8 . Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 43.