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Camp Dupont

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท NEVADA

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

Location Record

Name
Camp Dupont
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
Nevada
County
Clark County
USGS Map
Ireteba Peaks
Coordinates
35.5652680, -114.7633090
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GNIS Feature ID
854788

Names and historical notes

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

GNIS description

about 17 mi NE of Searchlight, approx coordinates

GNIS historical note

named for George Dupont

Also recorded as

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 854788. 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 Avertt, Walter R. Directory of Southern Nevada Place Names 1963-12-31 00:00:00 Avertt, Walter R. Directory of Southern Nevada Place Names. Revised edition: printed by the author, 1963, 114 pp. Gives historical background on place names in southern Nevada.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

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