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Gilpin, Nevada

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Unincorporated community located in the State of Nevada, United States of America

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Unincorporated area in Nevada, United States
Gilpin, Nevada
Unincorporated area
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Coordinates: 39°35′53″N 119°20′09″W / 39.59806°N 119.33583°W / 39.59806; -119.33583
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyStorey
Elevation4,147 ft (1,264 m)

Gilpin is former railroad siding, located in the far northeast region of Storey County, Nevada.

The GNIS locates Gilpin on the south side of the Truckee River, which is where there was a non-agency siding between Thisbe and Fernley on the Southern Pacific Railroad. The siding was abandoned in 1959.

In the 1930s, the site of Gilpin was on the north side of the river in Washoe County. In 1905, Captain Matt Barach laid out a townsite at the Washoe County side. At that time a road to Olinghouse was planned but never built. Gilpin can be accessed via the Painted Rock exit on Interstate 80.

A nearby rest area on Interstate 80 is named Gilpin.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilpin
  2. ^ Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. ISBN 978-0-87417-094-8. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilpin (historical)
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilpin Rest Stop
Municipalities and communities of Storey County, Nevada, United States
County seat: Virginia City
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