Nevada Gazetteers

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The following gazetteers can help you locate places in Nevada:

Carlson, Helen S. Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press, 1974.

Leigh, Rufus Wood. Nevada Place Names: Their Origin and Significance. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Press, 1964.

Paher, Stanley W. Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps. Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Publications, 1970. (Family History Library film 1598077 item 2.)

Online Resources

http://maps.google.com/maps?tab=wl

http://www.multimap.com/index/US30.htm

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