Gilpin

Gilpin is former railroad siding, located in the far northeast region of , United States. The GNIS locates Gilpin on the south side of the Truckee River, which is where there was a non-agency siding between Thisbe and Fernley on the Southern Pacific Railroad.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement in United States of America
  • Also known as: Gilpin, Nevada” and “Gilpin, NV

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wadsworth and Fernley.

Village
is a census-designated place in , . The population was 834 at the time of the 2010 census. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area and located entirely within the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Gilpin.

is a city in located along Interstate 80 about 30 miles east of . was best known in the United States as "that place most Amazon.com stuff ships from" due to the large depot the town had before Amazon moved their operations to Reno itself.

Gilpin

Latitude
39.59797° or 39° 35′ 53″ north
Longitude
-119.33573° or 119° 20′ 9″ west
Elevation
4,147 feet (1,264 metres)
Open location code
85F2HMX7+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150967853
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
5504611
Wiki­data ID
Q16890220
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Irish—“Gilpin” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 吉爾平 (內華達州)
  • Chinese: 吉爾平
  • French: Gilpin
  • Irish: Gilpin

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Localities in the Area

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