Brown, Nevada

Brown, Nevada
Ghost town
Brown
Brown
Coordinates: 37°36′26″N 114°07′58″W / 37.60722°N 114.13278°W / 37.60722; -114.13278
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyLincoln
Elevation
5,784 ft (1,763 m)

Brown is an extinct settlement and former railroad siding in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.

History

The first settlement at Brown was made in 1905. In 1941 it was reported that Brown had a population of 10.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brown
  2. ^ Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. ISBN 978-0-87417-094-8. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 43.


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