Coppereid, Nevada

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Coppereid, Nevada
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Coppereid
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Coppereid
Coordinates: 39°50′56″N119°13′08″W / 39.84889°N 119.21889°W / 39.84889; -119.21889 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
County Churchill
Elevation
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4,147 ft (1,264 m)

Coppereid, also known as White Cloud City is a ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada. It had a total population of 40 people. However nobody lives there today. The site of Coppereid is south of Lovelock, east of the Carson Sink in the Stillwater Range. [2]

Coppereid was named for John T. Reid who mined copper. The Coppereid had a post office from April 1907 to June 1914. [2] [3]

White Cloud City was named for the canyon which were known for its iron mines that were discovered in 1898. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coppereid (historical)
  2. 1 2 3 Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 86. ISBN   087417094X . Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coppereid Post Office (historical)
Detail from 1910 USGS map of White Cloud Canyon and Coppereid White Cloud City Nevada 1910.jpg
Detail from 1910 USGS map of White Cloud Canyon and Coppereid