Rox, Nevada

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Rox, Nevada
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Coordinates: 36°52′51″N114°40′02″W / 36.88083°N 114.66722°W / 36.88083; -114.66722 Coordinates: 36°52′51″N114°40′02″W / 36.88083°N 114.66722°W / 36.88083; -114.66722 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
County Lincoln
Elevation
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1,913 ft (583 m)

Rox is an extinct town in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. [1]

History

The first settlement at Rox was made about 1902. [2] A post office was established at Rox in 1921, and remained in operation until 1949. [3] The community was named from the rocky condition of the original town site. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rox
  2. 1 2 Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 46.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rox Post Office (historical)