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Ghost town in Nevada, United States
Bernice, Nevada
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 39°45′30″N 117°46′53″W / 39.75833°N 117.78139°W / 39.75833; -117.78139
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyChurchill
Elevation4,944 ft (1,507 m)
GNIS feature ID0854857

Bernice is a ghost town in Churchill County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. It was approximately 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Dixie Valley.

History

Variant names were "Casket" and "Caskett". A post office called Casket was established in 1882, the name was changed to Bernice in 1883, and the post office closed in 1894. Different dates are given in Gamett & Paher, as cited by the GNIS, which states that the post office was called Casket from June 1882 until January 1883 and then Bernice from July 1883 to June 1884. According to tradition, "Bernice" was the name of a miner's love interest.

External links

  • Bernice (forgottennevada.com) - includes a number of newspaper articles.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bernice, Nevada
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bernice Post Office (historical)
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 9.
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