Highland

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · NEVADA

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

Location Record

Name: Highland
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Nevada
County: Elko County
USGS Map: Bullion
Coordinates: 40.5140881, -115.9972925
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GNIS Feature ID: 852197

Names and historical notes

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

GNIS description

2mi SW of Bullion City, in Railroad Mining District

GNIS historical note

mining camp of 1870's and 1880's

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 852197. 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.