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Daveytown, Nevada

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Ghost town in Nevada, United States
Daveytown, Nevada
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 41°17′42″N 117°54′11″W / 41.29500°N 117.90306°W / 41.29500; -117.90306
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyHumboldt
Elevation4,213 ft (1,284 m)

Daveytown is a ghost town located in Humboldt County, Nevada about twenty four miles north-northwest of Winnemucca and east of the Slumbering Hills. Daveytown is named for the Davey Mine.

Daveytown was an active mining area from 1910 until the 1930s.

In 1938, the Davey Mine was no longer owned by the Davey family and was known as the Mayday Mine. The Mayday Mine had a ten stamp mill and a tailings mill at Daveytown.

References

  1. ^ "Daveytown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  2. Carlson, Helen S. (1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. p. 92. ISBN 9780874170948. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  3. Smith, Regina C. (1983). Prehistory and history of the Winnemucca District. p. 122. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  4. Calkins, Frank C. (1938). Gold Deposits of Slumbering Hills, Nevada. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. p. 17. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
Municipalities and communities of Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
County seat: Winnemucca
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