Eagleville, Mineral County, Nevada

Eagleville
Ghost town
A posse leaving Eagleville, Nevada in a snowstorm, 1911
Eagleville
Location within the state of Nevada
Eagleville
Eagleville (the US)
Coordinates: 39°01′34″N 118°15′10″W / 39.02611°N 118.25278°W / 39.02611; -118.25278Coordinates: 39°01′34″N 118°15′10″W / 39.02611°N 118.25278°W / 39.02611; -118.25278
Country United States
State Nevada
County Mineral
Elevation 5,561 ft (1,695 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID 854763[1]

Eagleville is a former populated place in Mineral County, Nevada that is now a ghost town.

Geology

Baryte within limestone in large quantities were examined in Eagleville in 1899, but its distance from the railroad deemed it as unprofitable to work.[2] Mineral deposits were first discovered in the area by the 1870s.[3]

Industry

Gold mining occurred in Eagleville in the early 1900s.[4] An iron baron mine was present in Eagleville in the 1910s.[5]

Religion

Eagleville had some Mormon residents in the 1870s.[lower-alpha 1]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "... trade with nearby mining communities, Mormons in Panaca and Eagleville, Nevada, contributed conspicuous sums of gold dust and coin in the 1870s."[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Eagleville (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Miller, G.W. (1906). Elements of Mining Geology and Metallurgy (illustrated): A Practical Field and Office Manual, and Reference Compendium, Treating on the Geology of Mining Metallurgical Methods of Western America ... Daily Mining Record. p. 411. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ Mineral Resource Inventory--Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, Nevada, pp. 75-77 (January 1990)
  4. ↑ "Bond and Lease Taken on Eagleville Claims". Reno Evening Gazette. August 9, 1909.
  5. ↑ The Salt Lake Mining Review. 1915. p. 26. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  6. ↑ Journal of Mormon History. Mormon History Association. 1979. p. 15. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
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