Elgin
Elgin is a ghost town located between Caliente and Carp, Nevada on the eastern banks of the Meadow Valley Wash off of Nevada State Route 317. The first settlement at Elgin was made in 1882.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States of America
- Also known as: “Elgin, Nevada”
Elgin
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Lincoln, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.35135° or 37° 21′ 5″ north
Longitude
-114.53523° or 114° 32′ 7″ west
Elevation
3,402 feet (1,037 metres)
Open location code
85979F27+GW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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