Coppereid

Coppereid, Nevada
Ghost town
Detail from 1910 USGS map of White Cloud Canyon and Coppereid
Detail from 1910 USGS map of White Cloud Canyon and Coppereid
Coppereid is located in Nevada
Coppereid
Coppereid
Coppereid is located in the United States
Coppereid
Coppereid
Coordinates: 39°50′56″N 118°11′28″W / 39.84889°N 118.19111°W / 39.84889; -118.19111[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyChurchill
Elevation
[1]
4,147 ft (1,264 m)

Coppereid, also known as White Cloud City is a ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada. It had a total population of 40 people. The site of Coppereid is south of Lovelock, east of the Carson Sink in the Stillwater Range.[2]

Soil

Coppereid has very soft, shallow, and well drained soils. They are found on mountain slopes. They are mostly dry throughout the year, except for Winter, where they become moist.[3]

History

From 1893 to 1896, a small copper smelter was in operation.[4]

Coppereid was named after John T. Reid. Coppereid had a post office from April 1907 to June 1914.[2]

On December 2, 1909, Fallon became the supply for the site due to the fact that it was closer than Lovelock.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coppereid (historical)
  2. ^ a b Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 86. ISBN 087417094X. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Coppereid Series". Natural Resources Conservation Service Nevada. United States Department of Agriculture. May 5, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Tingley, Joseph V. (1990). "White Cloud District" (PDF). Mineral Resource Inventory. 90–1. Prepared for the Bureau of Land Management: 238 – via American Pacific Mining Corporation.
  5. ^ "Fallon Supply Point for the Mines of Coppereid". Nevada Mining News. December 3, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.