Adaven, Nevada
| Avaden | |
| Ghost town | |
| Official name: Adaven | |
| Name origin: Nevada spelled backwards | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Nevada |
| County | Nye |
| Elevation | 3,819 ft (1,164 m) |
| Population | 0[1] (1954) |
| Founded | 1890 |
| Timezone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| - summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
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Adaven was a former mining settlement in the Nye County, Nevada.[2][3]
History
The village was founded in the late 1890s and was renamed Adaven in 1939, after Nevada backwards, in 1954, the post office was closed, and therefore the town was abandoned, a few buildings and ranches remain today.[4]
References
- ↑ http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:0::NO::P3_FID:855945
- ↑ http://mapcarta.com/23343820
- ↑ https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Adaven,+NV+89001,+USA/@38.1321816,-115.6090641,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80b75eccde7843dd:0x96ecd9b9e704d735!8m2!3d38.1323962!4d-115.6008911
- ↑ http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nv/adaven.html
Municipalities and communities of Nye County, Nevada, United States | ||
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| Other unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
Coordinates: 38°07′56″N 115°36′01″W / 38.1321°N 115.6002°W
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