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Sulphur, Nevada
Country United States
State Nevada
County Humboldt
Named for Humboldt National Forest
Elevation
6,102 ft (1,860 m)

Sulphur, Nevada, is a ghost town in Humboldt County, Nevada that was a Feather River Route station in the Black Rock Desert along the Kamma Mountains.

History

A post office was in operation at Sulphur intermittently between 1899 and 1953. The community was named for deposits of sulphur near the original town site.

1930 D&RGW WP
1914 WPRR map with Gerlach, Ascalon, Trego, Cholona, Ronda, and Sulphur.
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