Acoma, Nevada

Acoma, Nevada
Ghost town
Acoma is located in Nevada
Acoma
Acoma
Acoma is located in the United States
Acoma
Acoma
Coordinates: 37°32′54″N 114°10′21″W / 37.54833°N 114.17250°W / 37.54833; -114.17250[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyLincoln
Elevation
[1]
5,528 ft (1,685 m)

Acoma is an extinct town in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1]

A variant name is Acoma Station.[2]

The name was probably transferred from the older settlement in New Mexico. The name probably means people of the white rock in the Keres language.[2]

History

In spring, 1904, the Utah and Eastern Copper Company started mining in the area.[2]

The first settlement at Acoma was made about 1905.[3] A post office was in operation at Acoma from 1905 until 1913.[4]

In 1941, the Acoma had a population of 15.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Acoma
  2. ^ a b c Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. ISBN 978-0-87417-094-8. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 43.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Acoma Post Office (historical)


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