Delano, Nevada
Ghost town in Nevada, United States
41°40′04″N 114°16′25″W / 41.66778°N 114.27361°W / 41.66778; -114.27361Delano is a ghost town located in northeastern Elko County, Nevada, about 36 miles (58 km) north of Montello. Delano was the center of a small gold-mining district that saw production from the 1870s to the 1960s. The post office closed in 1927. The community has the name of a local trapper.[1]
The remaining buildings at Delano were destroyed by a wildfire in the 1990s, and only archaeological remains survive at the site today.
Geography
Delano is at an elevation of 6,401 feet (1,951 m).[2]
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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
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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