Adaven, Nevada facts for kids
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Adaven
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| Etymology: Nevada spelled backwards | |
 Adaven
Location in Nevada
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| Country | United States |
| County | Nye |
| State | Nevada |
| Founded | 1890 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| GNIS feature ID | 855945 |
Adaven is a former mining settlement and Ghost town in Nye County, Nevada.
History
The village was founded in the late 1890s and was renamed Adaven in 1939, after Nevada backwards, in 1954, the post office was closed, and therefore, the town was abandoned. A few buildings and ranches remain today.
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