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Egan

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท NEVADA

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

Location Record

Name
Egan
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
Nevada
County
White Pine County
USGS Map
Egan Canyon
Coordinates
39.8607670, -114.9361391
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GNIS Feature ID
858269

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 858269. 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 2000-01-01 00:00:00 Geographic Names Post Phase I Map Revisions Various editions U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps. New names or names changed and applied to USGS topographic maps revised or published since completion of Phase I data compilation (1976-1981).
  • 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.