Many times place names are found in old diaries, letters, bibles etc. that are not shown on any existing maps.
The listing below includes only the towns/camps/ranches where post offices were established.
There are many camps and stations that are not listed in this short space. Do not hesitate to ask us if a place name is in White Pine County. We have been doing research on the Mining Camps, Ranches, Stations and Towns and have a fairly complete knowledge.
Known burial sites are included with the place names.
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Click the place name below for a brief description/history.
AurumPost office established April 4, 1881; discontinued May 31, 1938.
Aurum Cemetery
Baker
Post office established February 18, 1895; discontinued September 14, 1901. Re-established November 9, 1901 to Present. Cemetery.
Barnes
Post office established July 28, 1902; discontinued February 28, 1907.
Black Horse
Post office established September 17, 1906;discontinued March 24, 1914. Family Cemetery
Broadway
Post office established July 19, 1893; discontinued September 7, 1894.
Cherry Creek
Post office established June 11, 1873;discontinued July 19, 1974. Cemeteries Northeast of Cherry Creek and South West of Cherry Creek
Cleveland
Post office established July 24, 1882;discontinued February 15, 1905.
Cleveland Ranch
Post office established April 19, 1917; discontinued November 17, 1924.
Cold Creek
Post office established April 7, 1879; discontinued March 18, 1913; name changed to Simonsen.
Diamond
Post office established September 3, 1874; discontinued September 5, 1881. Diamond was incorporated into Eureka County;later known as Carp.
Diamond Mountain
Post office established November 14, 1869 but discontinued.
Duck Creek
Post office established June 10, 1872; discontinued March 17, 1874.
East Ely
Post office established September 15, 1908; became a station of Ely May 25, 1974;permanently closed September 25, 1999.
Eberhardt
Post office established June 19, 1871;discontinued July 11, 1893. Small isolated cemetery with the only monument that can be read is Nora Ahern. Brief story of Nora Ahern death included with Eberhardt history.
Egan Canon/Egan
Post office established as Egan Canon April 13, 1865; discontinued June 16, 1873. Established as Egan June 19, 1877; discontinued March 19, 1878.
Ely
Ely was a ranch until 1886. Click here for a brief history on How Ely got its name. Post office established November 29, 1878 to Present. Large cemetery.
Glenco
Post office established September 2, 1891;discontinued October 16, 1894.
Hamilton
Post office established August 10, 1868;discontinued March 14, 1931. Hamilton (Mourners Point)Cemetery The second cemetery at Hamilton has only fallen palings and unmarked graves.
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Hobson
Post office established August 7, 1902; discontinued November 30, 1914. Re-established July 18, 1919;discontinued November 30, 1936.
Hunter
Post office established June 19, 1877;discontinued February 19, 1878.
Illipah
Post office established March 22, 1898; discontinued November 30, 1913.
Joy
Post office established May 6, 1897;discontinued June 21, 1899. Re-established March 22, 1906; discontinued October 15, 1918.
Bald Mountain Mining District and Bald City are included in Joy's history.
Kent
Post office established June 20, 1899; discontinued January 15, 1907.
Kimberly
Post office established July 24, 1905; discontinued December 31, 1958.
Lane
Post office established October 21, 1902; discontinued September 30, 1903. Re-established May 12, 1906; discontinued July 31, 1911.
Lund
Post office established October 1, 1898 to present. Cemetery.
McGill
Post office established April 28, 1891 to present.
Melvin
Post office established January 20, 1907; discontinued January 31, 1913.
Mineral City
Post office established August 9, 1870; discontinued December 28, 1876.
Muncy
Post office established July 24, 1882; discontinued March 21, 1898. Re-established February 20, 1909; discontinued April 22, 1911.
Osceola
Post office established March 26, 1878; discontinued December 15, 1920. Osceola Cemetery
Parker
Post office established January 13, 1910; discontinued July 15, 1914. Re-established May 28, 1915; discontinued April 1, 1929 (Uvada).
Pinto
Post office established September 9, 1870 discontinued February 15, 1871. Pinto was in White Pine County until the White/Pine Eureka county lines were changed. Is now a part of Eureka County.
Pleasant Valley
Post office established March 15, 1892;discontinued April 26, 1894.
Preston
Post office established September 7, 1899; discontinued August 31, 1952. Cemetery.
Regan
Post office established August 20, 1906; discontinued November 30, 1907.
Riepetown
Post office established May 1, 1909; discontinued April 30, 1912.
Rosemay
Post office for the Rosemay Mine established May 15, 1899; discontinued July 31, 1900.
Ruth
Post office established February 8, 1904 to present.
San Pedro
Post office established November 6, 1911;discontinued September 30, 1912.
Schellbourne
Post office established December 27, 1871; discontinued October 15, 1925.
Seligman
Post office established September 19, 1887; discontinued December 31, 1905.
Shermantown
Post office established April 30, 1869; discontinued June 19, 1871.
Siegel
Post office established January 19, 1907; discontinued July 31, 1909.
Simonsen
Post office established March 28, 1913; discontinued May 15, 1936.
Shoshone
Post office established May 9, 1896; discontinued August 31, 1959.
Skaggs
Post office established September 10, 1906; discontinued March 25, 1907.
Smelter
Post office established August 14, 1908; discontinued August 14, 1908.
Steptoe
Post office established October 14, 1893; discontinued October 15, 1940.
Stockville
Post office established August 27, 1896; discontinued January 7, 1899. Cemetery located on White River Road near Stockville.
Strawberry
Post office established September 7, 1899; discontinued November 30, 1938.
Taft
Post office established February 23, 1909; discontinued April 19, 1917.
Taylor
Post office established May 9, 1883; discontinued September 9, 1893. Cemetery with only Lewis A. Gifford monument that can be read.
Tippett
Post office established May 11, 1896; discontinued December 15, 1914. Re-established June 14, 1915; discontinued June 30, 1926.
Tesora/Treasure City
Post office established April 23, 1869; discontinued December 9, 1880. Treasure Hill Cemetery
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Tungsten Mines
Post office established October 14, 1916; discontinued June 30, 1917.
Tungstonia
Post office established January 4, 1917; discontinued August 3, 1917.
Uvada
Post office established May 9, 1928; discontinued June 30, 1944.
Ward
Post office established January 2, 1877; discontinued September 7, 1887. Ward Cemetery and Ward Isolated Grave (Chapman)
Yelland
Post office established November 17, 1924; discontinued January 15, 1927.
REFERENCE:
Gamett, James & Paher, Stanley W. NEVADA POST OFFICES: An Illustrated History;Copyright © 1983: Nevada PublicationsNational Archives Microfilm Publications, Record of Appointment of Postmasters 1832 through September 30, 1971;Roll 80.
