Sweetwater, Nevada
Sweetwater is an extinct town in Lyon County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1]
History
A post office was established at Sweetwater in 1870, and remained in operation until 1925.[2] The community took its name from the Sweetwater Mountains.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweetwater (historical)
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweetwater Post Office (historical)
- Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 49.
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