Holbrook Junction, Nevada

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Holbrook Junction is an unincorporated community in southeast Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. [1] The community is at the intersection of US Route 395 and Nevada State Route 208. Topaz Lake lies on the Nevada - California state line two miles south of the community on Route 395. [2]

History

A post office called "Holbrook" was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1915. [3] [4] The community has the name of Charles Holbrook, original owner of the station. [5] A variant name was "Topaz Junction". [1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holbrook Junction
  2. ↑ Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 8th ed., 2012, p. 50 ISBN   0899333346
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holbrook Post Office (historical)
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 19.

38°44′02″N119°33′18″W / 38.73389°N 119.55500°W / 38.73389; -119.55500

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