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Brown, Nevada

Coordinates: 37°36′26″N 114°07′58″W / 37.60722°N 114.13278°W / 37.60722; -114.13278
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Brown, Nevada
Brown is located in Nevada
Brown
Brown
Brown is located in the United States
Brown
Brown
Coordinates: 37°36′26″N 114°07′58″W / 37.60722°N 114.13278°W / 37.60722; -114.13278[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyLincoln
Elevation5,784 ft (1,763 m)

Brown is an extinct settlement and former railroad siding[2] in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1]

History

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The first settlement at Brown was made in 1905.[3] In 1941 it was reported that Brown had a population of 10.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brown
  2. ^ Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. ISBN 978-0-87417-094-8. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 43.