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Boyer, Nevada

Coordinates:39°57′30″N117°52′03″W / 39.95833°N 117.86750°W /39.95833; -117.86750
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Ghost town in Nevada, United States
Boyer, Nevada
Boyer is located in Nevada
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Boyer is located in the United States
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Coordinates:39°57′30″N117°52′03″W / 39.95833°N 117.86750°W /39.95833; -117.86750[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyChurchill
Elevation3,507 ft (1,069 m)
GNIS feature ID0855235[1]

Boyer is a ghost town in northeasternChurchill County, in theU.S. state ofNevada.

History

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A post office was established at Boyer in 1896, and remained in operation until 1914.[2][3] The community was named after Alva Boyer, a prospector[4] and postmaster.[5]

References

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  1. ^abcU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boyer, Nevada
  2. ^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boyer Post Office (historical)
  3. ^"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. RetrievedApril 9, 2018.
  4. ^Federal Writers' Project (1941).Origin of Place Names: Nevada(PDF). W.P.A. p. 9.
  5. ^Hasch, Vera E.; Cleator, Cora M.; Bray, Florence L. (1911–1912)."The Significance of the Nomenclature in Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Ormsby and Storey Counties". Third Biennal Report of the Nevada Historical Society (Report). RetrievedMay 16, 2020.
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