Moor, Nevada

Coordinates: 41°07′02″N 114°48′54″W / 41.11722°N 114.81500°W / 41.11722; -114.81500
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Moor, Nevada
Moor exit on Interstate 80
Moor exit on Interstate 80
Moor, Nevada is located in Nevada
Moor, Nevada
Moor, Nevada
Location in the state of Nevada
Moor, Nevada is located in the United States
Moor, Nevada
Moor, Nevada
Moor, Nevada (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°07′02″N 114°48′54″W / 41.11722°N 114.81500°W / 41.11722; -114.81500
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyElko
Elevation
6,158 ft (1,877 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Moor is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.[1] It is located along Interstate 80 between Wells and West Wendover.

History

The first settlement at Moor was made in 1869.[2] Variant names were "Moor Siding", "Moores", and "Moors".[1] The community was named after a railroad employee.[3] In 1941, Moor had 17 inhabitants.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moor
  2. ^ a b Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 27.
  3. ^ Carlson, Helen S. (1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-87417-094-8.