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Ashmeadow

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท NEVADA

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

Location Record

Name
Ashmeadow
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
Nevada
County
Nye County
USGS Map
Bole Spring
Coordinates
36.3616234, -116.2942055
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GNIS Feature ID
857592

Names and historical notes

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

GNIS description

apparently same location as Ash Meadows Rancho

GNIS historical note

Mining town (clay) 1900-1948

Also recorded as

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 857592. 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.

  • 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.