Moor, Nevada

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Moor, Nevada
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Moor, Nevada
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Moor, Nevada
Moor, Nevada (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°07′02″N114°48′54″W / 41.11722°N 114.81500°W / 41.11722; -114.81500 Coordinates: 41°07′02″N114°48′54″W / 41.11722°N 114.81500°W / 41.11722; -114.81500
Country United States
State Nevada
County Elko
Elevation
6,158 ft (1,877 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Moor is a ghost town in Ceder Pass in Elko County, Nevada, United States. [1] It is located along Interstate 80 between Wells and West Wendover.

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History

The first settlement at Moor was made in 1869. [2] Variant names were "Moor Siding", "Moores", and "Moors". [1] The community was named after a railroad employee. [3] In 1941, Moor had 17 inhabitants. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moor
  2. 1 2 Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 27.
  3. ↑ Carlson, Helen S. (1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. p. 171. ISBN   978-0-87417-094-8.

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