Moor, Nevada
Ghost town in Nevada, United States
41°07′02″N 114°48′54″W / 41.11722°N 114.81500°W / 41.11722; -114.81500Moor is a ghost town in Ceder Pass in Elko County, Nevada, United States.[1] It is located along Interstate 80 between Wells and West Wendover.
History
The first settlement at Moor was made in 1869.[2] Variant names were "Moor Siding", "Moores", and "Moors".[1] The community was named after a railroad employee.[3] In 1941, Moor had 17 inhabitants.[2] Other than some remnants of building foundations and aged debris, little remains of the town today.
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moor
- ^ a b Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 27.
- ^ Carlson, Helen S. (1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-87417-094-8.
External links
Media related to Moor, Nevada at Wikimedia Commons
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Municipalities and communities of Elko County, Nevada, United States
County seat: Elko
- Carlin
- Elko
- Wells
- West Wendover
unincorporated
communities
- Afton
- Alazon
- Black Forest
- Bullion
- Charleston
- Cobre
- Contact
- Cornucopia
- Cottonwood
- Delano
- Dinner Station
- Dutton
- Excelsior
- Fairlawn
- Fenelon
- Gold Creek
- Halleck
- Hunter
- Huntington
- Loray
- Metropolis
- Moleen
- Moor
- Ola
- Patsville
- Pequop
- Rio Tinto
- Ruby City
- San Jacinto
- Shafter
- Silver Zone
- Sprucemont
- Tobar
- Tulasco
- White Rock
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