Currant, Nevada

Currant, Nevada
Unincorporated community
Currant, Nevada, viewed from westbound U.S. Route 6
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Coordinates: 38°44′28″N 115°28′44″W
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Nye
Established	1868
Population
• Total	65[1]
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time)

Currant is an unincorporated community in Nye County, Nevada. Settled in 1868, it was first a farming town with a small population. Its current population is 65.

Name

Creeks nearby were named for the wild currants growing with the town, taking the name from Currant Creek.

History

Currant post office opened April 16, 1883, was reestablished September 19, 1892, and again August 31, 1926, operations suspended December 31, 1943.[2] In 1914, a small amount of gold was discovered.[1]

In the late 1930s, small but highly productive claims of magnesite deposits were discovered in Nye County while major deposits were in Ely in White Pine County, Nevada, and magnesite mining stopped in 1942.[1]

Transportation

Currant is located on U.S. Route 6 at the junction of State Route 379.

The area is served by the Currant Ranch Airport.

References

1. "Currant - Nevada Ghost Town". Ghosttowns.com. n.d. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
2. Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada place names: a geographical dictionary. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 91. ISBN 0-87417-094-X.

External links

• Currant, NV video YouTube, Nov 2006