Treasure City, Nevada

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Treasure City (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°13′47″N115°28′48″W / 39.22972°N 115.48000°W / 39.22972; -115.48000 [1]
Country United States
State Nevada
County White Pine
IncorporatedMarch 5, 1869 (1869-03-05)
DisincorporatedJanuary 30, 1879 [2]
Elevation
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9,206 ft (2,806 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total0
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID862773

Treasure City (originally Tesora) is an abandoned mining town located in the Treasure Hill region of the White Pine Range, in western White Pine County, Nevada, United States.

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History

1869 geological map of mining areas in White Pine County, Nevada, showing Treasure City and nearby towns, including Hamilton and Shermantown. Map is oriented with North to the right. White Pine Mining District geological map circa 1869.jpg
1869 geological map of mining areas in White Pine County, Nevada, showing Treasure City and nearby towns, including Hamilton and Shermantown. Map is oriented with North to the right.

Treasure City began as an encampment after the discovery of silver in the Treasure Hill area in 1867. It was incorporated on March 5, 1869, in what was then Lander County. [3]

The post office was first opened as Tesora in April 1869 and was renamed Treasure City in June 1869. [4]

The Treasure Hill mineral deposits were soon discovered to be much more limited than originally believed, and within only a few years the area, including Treasure City, went into decline. By 1870, the population of Treasure City, which at its peak was estimated to be as high as 7,000, was only 500. [5] The town was disincorporated by the state legislature in 1879, [2] its post office closed in December 1880, [4] and by the early 1880s, was deserted. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Treasure City". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Nevada Legislature". Sacramento Daily Union . January 31, 1879. p. 1. Carson, Jan 30th. ... The bill providing for the disincorporation of Treasure City was passed.
  3. Statutes of the State of Nevada, United States. John Church, State Printer. 1869. p. 122. Retrieved December 27, 2020. An Act to incorporate Treasure City, in the County of Lander. [Approved March 5, 1869.]
  4. 1 2 "Treasure City Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Treasure City, Nevada". Western Mining History. Retrieved December 27, 2020.