Lodi, Nevada

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Lodi
Coordinates: 38°59′38″N117°52′42″W / 38.99389°N 117.87833°W / 38.99389; -117.87833 Coordinates: 38°59′38″N117°52′42″W / 38.99389°N 117.87833°W / 38.99389; -117.87833 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
County Nye
Founded1909;113 years ago (1909)

Lodi is an extinct town in Nye County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

History

The nearby Lodi mining district was established in 1874 with primary production occurring from 1920 until 1925. [2] [3]

A post office was established at Lodi in 1909, and closed in 1910. [4] A variant name is "Lodival". [1] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lodi
  2. Lincoln, Francis Church (1923), Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada, Reno, Nevada: Nevada Newsletter Publishing Company, p. 164, hdl:2027/mdp.39015011432807 , retrieved August 3, 2020
  3. Kral, Victor E. (January 1951). Mineral Resources of Nye County, Nevada (Report). Vol. XLV. Nevada State Bureau of Mines and the Mackay School of Mines. pp. 93–99. hdl:11714/1440 . Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lodi Post Office
  5. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 56.