Rox, Nevada

Rox, Nevada
Ghost town
Rox
Rox
Coordinates: 36°52′51″N 114°40′02″W / 36.88083°N 114.66722°W / 36.88083; -114.66722
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyLincoln
Elevation
1,913 ft (583 m)

Rox is an extinct town in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.

History

The first settlement at Rox was made about 1902. A post office was established at Rox in 1921, and remained in operation until 1949. The community was named from the rocky condition of the original town site.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rox
  2. ^ a b Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 46.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rox Post Office (historical)


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