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Amos

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท NEVADA

A historical populated place in Humboldt County, Nevada, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
Amos
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
Nevada
County
Humboldt County
USGS Map
Andorno Ranch
Coordinates
41.3898993, -117.8093029
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GNIS Feature ID
858700

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

Also recorded as

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 858700. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

  • Map County Base Map Series, Nevada Department of Transportation, current (from 1950-60's).
  • Map U.S. Geological Survey 1981-12-31 00:00:00 Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981) 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.
  • Map U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1:62,500-scale topographic maps; various edition dates. Represents new or changed names from published editions. Map name and year of publication follow (if known):
  • Text Rand McNally and Co. 'Pocket Map and Shippers Guide of Nevada', New York, 1901, 20 pages, plus plate, 1 inch = 27 miles.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.