West End
A historical populated place in Clark County, Nevada, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.
Location Record
Names and historical notes
Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.
GNIS description
mining camp at Colemanite mine and mill in Callville Wash, about 30 miles east of Las Vegas, calcinated borate hauled to Dike Siding some 20 mi away.
GNIS historical note
found by F.M.Lovell and George Hartman in Jan 1921.
Source editions and recorded citations
Feature ID 846673. 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.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.