Feature Details
| Feature ID | 845985 | ||||||||||||||||
| Name | Tonopah | ||||||||||||||||
| Class | Populated Place | ||||||||||||||||
| Feature Code | Unincorporated Place | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Nye County - Nevada | ||||||||||||||||
| Citation |
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| Entry Date | December 12, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||
| *Elevation | 1843 meters / 6047 feet | ||||||||||||||||
| Designations | County Seat | ||||||||||||||||
| History | Discovered by James L Butler in 1902, local Indian word meaning "water brush" or "brush water springs". Became the county seat of Nye County in 1905. | ||||||||||||||||
| Description |
| Census Code | Class Code | GSA Code | OPM Code |
73600 | U5 | 0200 | 0200 |
Variant Names
| Name | In Part | Originator | Reference | Series Name | Publication Date | Source URL | Title | Edition | Notes | Additional Information |
Butler | No | - | NV | - | - | - | - | - | - | County Base Map Series, Nevada Department of Transportation, current (from 1950-60's). |
Tonapah | No | U.S. Geological Survey | US | Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981) | December 31, 1981 | - | - | - | Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps. | Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. |
Decisions
| Name | Date | Authority | Type |
Decision Cards
| Filename |
Coordinates
| Sequence | Coordinates | Map | State |
1 | 38.0671553, -117.2300825 / 38° 4' 1.76" N, 117° 13' 48.30" W | Tonopah | NV |
Government Units
| Sequence | State or Equivalent | County or Equivalent |
1 | Nevada | Nye County |
Map
Leaflet The National Map Base Layer, The National Map + Aerial Imagery"
38.8108209°, -95.5494690°, 19z