Silver Zone is a ghost town in

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, in the

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. The

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classifies it as a populated place. The town was located at the

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where the

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(today known as the

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) and

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cross the

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History

Silver Zone had its start in 1872 as a

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. A variant name was "Silverzone". A post office operated at Silver Zone from 1872 until 1873. By 1941, Silver Zone had ten inhabitants.

References

Ghost towns in Elko County, Nevada {{ElkoCountyNV-geo-stub