Loray, Nevada

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Loray is an extinct town in Elko County in Nevada. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

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Loray once was the shipping point of timber extracted from nearby mountainous forests. [2] In 1941, Loray had 11 inhabitants. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loray
  2. ↑ Carlson, Helen S. (1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. p. 157. ISBN   978-0-87417-094-8.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 26.

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Coordinates: 41°08′32″N114°19′05″W / 41.14222°N 114.31806°W / 41.14222; -114.31806


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