Gilpin, Nevada

Gilpin is former railroad siding, located in the far northeast region of Storey County, Nevada.

Gilpin, Nevada
Unincorporated area
Gilpin is located in Nevada
Gilpin
Gilpin
Gilpin is located in the United States
Gilpin
Gilpin
Coordinates: 39°35′53″N 119°20′09″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyStorey
Elevation
[1]
4,147 ft (1,264 m)

The GNIS locates Gilpin[1] on the south side of the Truckee River, which is where there was a non-agency siding between Thisbe and Fernley on the Southern Pacific Railroad.[2] The siding was abandoned in 1959.[2]

In the 1930s, the site of Gilpin was on the north side of the river in Washoe County.[3] In 1905, Captain Matt Barach laid out a townsite at the Washoe County side. At that time a road to Olinghouse was planned but never built.[2] Gilpin can be accessed via the Painted Rock exit on Interstate 80.

A nearby rest area on Interstate 80 is named Gilpin.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilpin
  2. Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. ISBN 978-0-87417-094-8. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilpin (historical)
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilpin Rest Stop


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