Sulphur, Nevada | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Humboldt |
| Named after | Humboldt National Forest |
| Elevation [1] | 6,100 ft (1,860 m) |
Sulphur, Nevada, is a ghost town in Humboldt County, Nevada[1] that was a Feather River Route station in the Black Rock Desert along the Kamma Mountains.
History
A post office was in operation at Sulphur intermittently between 1899 and 1953.[2] The community was named for deposits of sulphur near the original town site.[3]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sulphur
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sulphur Post Office (historical)
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 39.
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