Gold Creek, Nevada

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Historical marker for Gold Creek along Gold Creek Road, September 2014 2014-09-25 08 56 50 Historical plaque about Gold Creek, Nevada along Gold Creek Road (Elko County Route 749) about 5.9 miles north of Nevada State Route 225 (Mountain City Highway).JPG
Historical marker for Gold Creek along Gold Creek Road, September 2014

Gold Creek is an extinct town in Elko County, Nevada, United States. [1]

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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]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gold Creek (historical)
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gold Creek Post Office (historical)
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 24.

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Coordinates: 41°42′29″N115°42′17″W / 41.70806°N 115.70472°W / 41.70806; -115.70472