Carp, Nevada

Carp
Unincorporated community
Carp
Location within the state of Nevada
Coordinates: 37°06′43″N 114°29′34″W / 37.11194°N 114.49278°W / 37.11194; -114.49278Coordinates: 37°06′43″N 114°29′34″W / 37.11194°N 114.49278°W / 37.11194; -114.49278
Country United States
State Nevada
County Lincoln[1]
Elevation 2,580 ft (790 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Carp, Nevada is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States located 35 miles (56 km) south of Caliente. It sits on the Meadow Valley Wash, which empties into Lake Mead.[2]

Carp was originally a small railroad station for the Union Pacific Railroad. The post office started under the name of "Carpsdale" on June 29, 1918, but was rescinded. It then officially opened under the name of "Cliffdale" June 7, 1921 and changed yet again to "Carp" December 1, 1925. The present name "Carp" is after a railroad agent.[3] The Carp post office remained open to serve rural ranches until July 1, 1974, when it closed permanently. Little remains of Carp today except a railroad siding usually occupied by idling trains, and the remains of the watering reservoir.

Notes

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carp, Nevada
  2. ↑ "CARP". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 43.


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