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Lane City, Nevada

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Country
  
United States

County
  
White Pine

GNIS ID
  
845529

Local time
  
Sunday 3:55 AM

State
  
Nevada

Time zone
  
Mountain (MST) (UTC-8)

Elevation
  
2,011 m

Area code
  
775

Lane City, Nevada

Weather
  
1°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 74% Humidity

Lane City or Mineral City was a settlement in White Pine County, Nevada. It is now a ghost town.

Map of Lane City, Nevada 89301, USA

A mining camp was founded in 1869 just west of Ely, Nevada, and named Mineral City until 1876. Since Mineral City lay on the Central Overland Route, a stagecoach stop followed, and by 1872, the boomtown had a post office and more than 600 inhabitants. In 1896 the town was renamed Lane City for Charles D. Lane, following his purchase of Chainman, a major local mining and milling operation. Lane City continued into the twentieth century, but as of 2014 the town (lying along what is now US 50) is abandoned and only a few structures and foundations remain.

References

Lane City, Nevada Wikipedia