Copperfield

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · NEVADA

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

Location Record

Name: Copperfield
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Nevada
County: Mineral County
USGS Map: Indian Head Peak
Coordinates: 38.5915886, -118.3690162
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GNIS Feature ID: 848365

Names and historical notes

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

GNIS description

15 mi NE of Hawthorne and N of Acme.

GNIS historical note

copper mining camp.

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 848365. 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.