Silver Zone, Nevada

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Silver Zone is an extinct town in Elko County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1] The town was located at the mountain pass where the Feather River Route (today known as the Shafter Subdivision) and Interstate 80 cross the Toano Range.

History

Silver Zone had its start in 1872 as a mining community. [2] A variant name was "Silverzone". [1] A post office operated at Silver Zone from 1872 until 1873. [3] By 1941, Silver Zone had ten inhabitants. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Zone
  2. ↑ Tingley, Joseph V. (1981). Summary Report, Mineral Inventory of the Wells Resource Area, Elko District, Elko County, Nevada. NV Bureau of Mines & Geology. p. 34. GGKEY:2T2G65C6HY8.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Zone Post Office
  4. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 28.

Coordinates: 40°55′13″N114°21′12″W / 40.92028°N 114.35333°W / 40.92028; -114.35333


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