Official Name: | Farrell, Nevada |
Pushpin Map: | Nevada#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Nevada |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Pershing |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 5075 |
Coordinates: | 40.4439°N -118.7717°W |
Area Code: | 775 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 850109 |
Farrell is a ghost town in Pershing County, Nevada, United States.
L. H. Egbert discovered ore near Farrell in 1863. Gold and silver ore was discovered in the area in 1905, 1907 and 1908. Farrell was located in the Stonehouse Canyon at the northern end of the Seven Troughs mining district in the Seven Troughs Range.[1] On July 12, 1912, a flood devastated the area, killing 8 people in nearby Mazuma. The area never really recovered after the flood.[1]
Farrell's Post Office was in operation from July 1907 until September 1911.
In 1922, a shipment of rich ore was made from the Wild Cat mine located in the area.[2]
A small amount mining and milling occurred at Farrell in the 1930s.[3]