Treasure City, Nevada Explained

Treasure City
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:USA Nevada#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Nevada
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Nevada
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:White Pine
Established Title:Incorporated
Extinct Title:Disincorporated
Extinct Date:January 30, 1879[1]
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:0
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:9206
Elevation M:2806
Coordinates:39.2297°N -115.48°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:862773

Treasure City (originally Tesora) is an abandoned mining town located in the Treasure Hill region of the White Pine Range, in western White Pine County, Nevada, United States.

History

Treasure City began as an encampment after the discovery of silver in the Treasure Hill area in 1867. It was incorporated on March 5, 1869, in what was then Lander County.[3]

The post office was first opened as Tesora in April 1869 and was renamed Treasure City in June 1869.[4]

The Treasure Hill mineral deposits were soon discovered to be much more limited than originally believed, and within only a few years the area, including Treasure City, went into decline. By 1870, the population of Treasure City, which at its peak was estimated to be as high as 7,000, was only 500. The town was disincorporated by the state legislature in 1879,[1] its post office closed in December 1880,[4] and by the early 1880s, was deserted.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Nevada Legislature. . Sacramento Daily Union . 1 . 1879-01-31 . Carson, Jan 30th. ... The bill providing for the disincorporation of Treasure City was passed. .
  2. 862773 . Treasure City . 2020-12-27 .
  3. Book: 1869 . Statutes of the State of Nevada, United States . John Church, State Printer . An Act to incorporate Treasure City, in the County of Lander. [Approved March 5, 1869.] . 122 . 2020-12-27.
  4. 864509 . Treasure City Post Office (historical) . retired . 2024-03-10.
  5. Web site: Treasure City, Nevada . 2020-12-27 . Western Mining History .