Sweetwater, Nevada

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

Lyon County, Nevada county in Nevada, United States

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History

A post office was established at Sweetwater in 1870, and remained in operation until 1925. [2] The community took its name from the Sweetwater Mountains. [3]

Sweetwater Mountains

The Sweetwater Mountains is a small mountain range in northern Mono County, California and western Lyon County, Nevada, separating the West Walker River from the East Walker River. Most of the range is only accessible by four wheel drive vehicle, on foot, or pack animal. Most of the range is contained in the Toiyabe National Forest. The place name appears on the 1874 California Geologic Survey map of California and Nevada.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweetwater (historical)
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweetwater Post Office (historical)
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 49.

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