Blair Junction, Nevada
Blair Junction, Nevada | |
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| Coordinates: 38°00′30″N 117°46′25″W / 38.00833°N 117.77361°W | |
| Named for | The community was named after D. C. Blair, a railroad agent.[1] |
| Elevation | 1,469 m (4,819 ft) |
| GNIS feature ID | 848230 |
Blair Junction is the barren site of a formerly populated settlement in Esmeralda County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.[2]
History
Blair Junction was at the junction of the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad and the Silver Peak Railroad, located 0.7 miles south of the present Blair Junction on Nevada State Route 265.[2] A post office called Blair Junction was in operation from 1922 until 1923.[3]
References
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 30.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blair Junction (historical)
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blair Junction Post Office (historical)
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