Borax, Nevada
Ghost town in Nevada, United States
35°42′52″N 115°20′26″W / 35.71444°N 115.34056°W / 35.71444; -115.34056 (2021)
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Borax is a ghost town and railroad siding in Clark County, Nevada, United States located along the Union Pacific Railroad east of Interstate 15.[1]
History
Borax was settled in 1905, and named for the borax deposits in the region. In c. 1940, the population of Borax was 10.[2]
As of 2021, there are no buildings that remain in Borax and the site exists as a railroad siding along the Union Pacific Railroad.[citation needed]
References
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Nevada portal
- ^ a b "Borax". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 18.
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Municipalities and communities of Clark County, Nevada, United States
County seat: Las Vegas
communities
- Bard
- Bonelli's Ferry
- Borax
- Buster Falls
- Byron
- Callville
- Colorado City
- Crystal
- Dike
- Dry Lake
- El Dorado City
- Erie
- Gold Butte
- Louisville
- Lovell
- Lucky Jim Camp
- Nelson's Landing
- Owens
- Potosi
- Quartette
- Rioville
- Roach
- Saint Joseph
- Solar
- St. Thomas
- San Juan
- Simonsville
- Stone's Ferry
- Valley
- Wann
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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