Strawberry, Nevada

Strawberry, Nevada
Ghost town
Strawberry, Nevada Location within the state of Nevada Show map of Nevada Strawberry, Nevada Strawberry, Nevada (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°42′05″N115°46′33″W / 39.70139°N 115.77583°W / 39.70139; -115.77583 [1]
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	White Pine
Elevation [1]	5,950 ft (1,814 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	850885

Strawberry is a ghost town in White Pine County in the U.S. state of Nevada along Nevada State Route 892. ^[1] The town was known for its 12,000-tree orchard and huge fields of strawberries. Strawberry is mainly used today as a ranching settlement. ^[2] The post office was in operation from 1899 until 1938. ^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Strawberry (historical)
2. "Strawberry". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Strawberry Post Office (historical)

External links

• Hall, Shawn (1994). Romancing Nevada's Past: Ghost Towns And Historic Sites Of Eureka, Lander, And White Pine Counties. Reno: University of Nevada Press. ISBN   9780874170108 . Retrieved September 6, 2020.