Mason, Nevada

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Mason, Nevada
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Coordinates: 38°57′00″N119°11′25″W / 38.95000°N 119.19028°W / 38.95000; -119.19028 Coordinates: 38°57′00″N119°11′25″W / 38.95000°N 119.19028°W / 38.95000; -119.19028
Country United States
State Nevada
County Lyon
Elevation
4,429 ft (1,350 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s) 775
GNIS feature ID848584 [1]

Mason is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. [1]

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History

A post office was established at Mason in 1908, and remained in operation until 1961. [2] The community was named after Henry "Hock" Mason, a pioneer citizen. [3]

Notable people

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Mason, Nevada". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mason Post Office (historical)
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 48.
  4. Votesmart.org-Edward Reed, Jr.


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