Lane City, Nevada

Lane City, Nevada
Ghost town
Lane City, Nevada
Coordinates: 39°15′36″N 114°55′52″W
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	White Pine
Elevation	6,598 ft (2,011 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code	775
GNIS ID	845529

Lane City or Mineral City was a settlement in White Pine County, Nevada. It is now a ghost town.

A mining camp was founded in 1869 just west of Ely, Nevada, and named Mineral City until 1876.^[1] Since Mineral City lay on the Central Overland Route, a stagecoach stop followed, and by 1872, the boomtown had a post office and more than 600 inhabitants.^[1] In 1896 the town was renamed Lane City for Charles D. Lane,^[2] following his purchase of Chainman, a major local mining and milling operation. Lane City continued into the twentieth century, but as of 2014 the town (lying along what is now US 50) is abandoned and only a few structures and foundations remain.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Lane City, Nevada". greatbasinheritage.org. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2024. Greatbasinheritage.org.
2. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 77. Retrieved November 10, 2024.

External links

• Lane City (nvexpeditions)