Strawberry is a ghost town in White Pine County in the U.S. state of Nevada along Nevada State Route 892.[1] The town was known for its 12,000-tree orchard and huge fields of strawberries. Strawberry is mainly used today as a ranching settlement.[2] The post office was in operation from 1899 until 1938.[3]
Strawberry, Nevada | |
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  Strawberry, Nevada Location within the state of Nevada  Strawberry, Nevada Strawberry, Nevada (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′05″N 115°46′33″W / 39.70139°N 115.77583°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | White Pine |
| Elevation | 5,950 ft (1,814 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 850885 |
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Strawberry (historical)
- ^ "Strawberry". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Strawberry Post Office (historical)
External links
edit- Hall, Shawn (1994). Romancing Nevada's Past: Ghost Towns And Historic Sites Of Eureka, Lander, And White Pine Counties. Reno: University of Nevada Press. ISBN 9780874170108. Retrieved September 6, 2020.</ref>
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