Sulphur, Nevada Explained

Sulphur, Nevada
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Named For:Humboldt National Forest
Coordinates:40.8747°N -118.7367°W
Elevation Ft:6102
Elevation M:1860
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Nevada
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Humboldt
Pushpin Map:USA Nevada#USA
Pushpin Label:Sulphur

Sulphur, Nevada, is a ghost town in Humboldt County, Nevada that was a Feather River Route station in the Black Rock Desert along the Kamma Mountains.

History

A post office was in operation at Sulphur intermittently between 1899 and 1953. The community was named for deposits of sulphur near the original town site.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Origin of Place Names: Nevada . W.P.A. . Federal Writers' Project . 1941 . 39.