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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Sweetwater, Nevada

Sweetwater is an extinct town in Lyon County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.

History

A post office was established at Sweetwater in 1870, and remained in operation until 1925. The community took its name from the Sweetwater Mountains.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweetwater (historical)
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweetwater Post Office (historical)
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 49.

38°27′45″N 119°10′30″W / 38.46250°N 119.17500°W / 38.46250; -119.17500